Recipe: Substitutes for Powdered Milk/Diary in Bread Machine Recipes

SUBSTITUTES FOR DAIRY PRODUCTS IN BREAD MACHINE RECIPES

"Milk, buttermilk, and goat's milk add flavor to bread and make a much more tender delicate crumb than water or water-based liquids such as broth make. Milk products also extend the freshness of bread and give a calcium boost as well. Because of the fat content it is more difficult to dissolve yeast in milk, so we like to use nonfat dry milk and powdered buttermilk. Both are sold in most grocery stores and powdered buttermilk (as well as powdered goat's milk) can be found in health food stores. When you have these ingredients on hand, you don't have to worry about having a bottle of milk in the refrigerator. Other dairy products such as sour cream, yogurt, soft or "wet" cheeses, including cottage cheese, ricotta, and goat's milk cheese, and even hard cheeses are considered "liquids" in these bread recipes. Remember that a bread with cheese as an ingredient will not rise as high as one without it; in fact, it may sink in the middle slightly, which will not affect its taste at all.

If you wish to amend a recipe to omit the dairy products, use an equal amount of water for the milk, cream, or yogurt measurement and an equal amount of vegetable oil for the butter. You may simply omit powered milk from a recipe without adversely affecting it."

Source: Bread Machine Baking: Perfect Every Time: 75 Foolproof Recipes for Every Bread Machine on the Market-Including Yours by Lora Brody