591659 Wed Jan 28 14:28:37 -0800 2009 16 31 Home Cooking 0 4366871 I just made gelato yesterday...and was hoping to make another flavor again tonight or tomorrow to complement it, but I cannot find a recipe for peanut butter gelato (see my post with 0 replies from last night) and am not sure what else to do with evaporated milk. I would be up for other creative gelato recipes, like a lavender vanilla, or a basic conversion method for ice cream to gelato so I could fool around with some of the recipes I've found, or even something else entirely to do with the milk rather than just pour it down the drain. Any ideas? I have no clue what to do with the stuff. >>^^..^^<< kattyeyes Wed Jan 28 14:28:37 -0800 2009 249664 kattyeyes 1 4366971 Use it as a replacement for cream, mashed potatoes, soup, pumpkin pie, coffee. Wed Jan 28 14:58:00 -0800 2009 4366871 224238 Caralien 2 4384076 I had some in my cocoa this morning--a very nice addition. I could easily make a habit of including it in cocoa. And the cat enjoyed a tiny sample of the evaporated milk last week. :) Tue Feb 03 11:36:41 -0800 2009 4366971 249664 kattyeyes 1 4366978 Use a hazelnut gelato recipe, perhaps, and substitute. Wed Jan 28 14:59:27 -0800 2009 4366871 74905 jaykayen 1 4366994 maybe post another query to see if anyone has a copy of "The Ultimate Frozen Dessert" by Bruce Weinstein - i know it contains a recipe for PB gelato, perhaps someone is willing to post it for you...? Wed Jan 28 15:04:52 -0800 2009 4366871 103920 goodhealthgourmet 2 4367018 Thank you all for your ideas! I grabbed a pistachio gelato recipe earlier and thought that might be a good swap for my PB...but I like the new posting idea even better. And if none of that works, I think I'll make the classis kiss PB cookies minus the kiss in the center...those would be so tasty with my chocolate gelato. Wed Jan 28 15:12:42 -0800 2009 4366994 249664 kattyeyes 1 4367327 It freezes perfectly well. If you make macaroni and cheese with it, you don't need flour; the cheese won't get grainy like it does if you use plain milk without flour. Wed Jan 28 16:45:05 -0800 2009 4366871 159317 greygarious 1 4368319 It also whips very nicely when cold. As a dessert for us kids my mom would whip up evaporated milk and marble it through a bowl of applesauce. Haven't had it in years, but I remember it fondly. Homey comfort food. Thu Jan 29 03:09:25 -0800 2009 4366871 139725 janniecooks 1 4389443 You can use it in scrambled eggs to give a creamy texture. Thu Feb 05 06:42:17 -0800 2009 4366871 10840 MarkC 2 4389482 I'm going to give that a try. Since I've been using it in my hot cocoa (definitely adds creaminess), I'll need more uses for it if I pop open another can. I am all about creamy, cheesy scrambled eggs, so thanks for the suggestion! Thu Feb 05 06:58:13 -0800 2009 4389443 249664 kattyeyes 1 4389749 How 'bout a Strawberry Fluff? http://www.redmondfamily.com/Family%20Resources/Recipes/Desserts/Cold%20Desserts Thu Feb 05 08:21:19 -0800 2009 4366871 203621 todao 1 4390134 evaporated milk = Mom's secret ingredient for scalloped potatoes. I try making it with regular milk, even arf & arf, but it's the evap milk that leads to the deliciousness! Thu Feb 05 10:07:14 -0800 2009 4366871 11234 toodie jane 2 4390620 YES!! I just re-discovered this stuff last year, and immediately made a very successful scalloped potato dish with chopped onion and poblano pepper cooked in butter, Reser's packaged cubed potatoes, buttered crumbs and the milk. I've discovered you can reduce it just like cream for things like creamed mushrooms or an Alfredo sauce. For the mac'n'cheese I cook it down to a thin-bechamel consistency before stirring in cheese, and if I use Dreamfields pasta I've made a low carb dish, always popular around here. Thu Feb 05 12:11:39 -0800 2009 4390134 11478 Will Owen 3 4391459 Nice ideas, you guys. Sounds good! Thu Feb 05 16:28:17 -0800 2009 4390620 249664 kattyeyes 1 4390536 make some strong black tea (boil it with tea bags for like three or four minutes). add evaporated milk and sugar to taste (i like lots of both). you can add a pod of cardamom to the mug when you pour the tea in for additional flavor. Thu Feb 05 11:52:04 -0800 2009 4366871 10383 arifa 2 4391457 Sounds yummy. You probably guessed I like lots of both (milk and sugar) in my black tea, too. ;) Cardamom is a nice touch. One of my favorite black teas has cardamom--it's from Upton Tea--Melange du Chamonix: http://www.uptontea.com/shopcart/item.asp?itemID=TE94&from=searchResults.asp&searchString=melange+du+cham&searchOptionMatchAll=1&searchOptionCategory=1&searchOptionItemName=1&searchOptionItemDescription=1&searchOptionDocuments=0&searchOptionLimitCategory=&searchOptionPriceRange=0&sType=new&begin=0 Thu Feb 05 16:27:30 -0800 2009 4390536 249664 kattyeyes 3 4394194 ooh - cocoa and cardamom? i might have to try it because i also really like black tea with just a little scoop of lamsa tea mixed in and then prepared as above. (lamsa is an indian chocolate flavored tea) Fri Feb 06 14:05:01 -0800 2009 4391457 10383 arifa