How to know which types of milk to use for your Greek recipes`

[francescool]

One of the most confusing things about using Greek recipes when you don't live in Greece is the massive differences in the ingredients. For example, you have to be very careful in which types of milk that you are using. Most Greek recipes just say "milk" but they mean whole milk. In countries outside of Greece, you may find that people often drink and cook/bake with skim milk. If you want your cooking and baking to come our perfect, try and use whole fresh milk every time except for when the recipe uses evaporated milk!! When using evaporated milk, try and use Nounou (most popular Greek brand) or Carnation (US brand).

 

[k_tsoukalas]

Great point. People don't realize this, but using anything other than whole milk when cooking or baking, unless specified, changes the recipe. If you have to use anything other than whole milk in something like bread, for example, be aware that you might need to alter the amount of flour in the recipe, for example, for the recipe to work.