Buffalo whey - any uses?
I know this is bizarre, but I have an addiction to buffalo mozzarella and other cheeses. My parents brought back 2 dozen fresh buffalo mozzarella packed in whey. What can I do with that leftover whey? I know I usually throw it out, but can't bare it. Does it have potential for cooking uses?
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biondanonima
Sep 18, 2012 09:34 AM
The packing liquid that comes with buffalo mozzarella isn't whey, it's brine. You can use it in soups and such, but there's a lot of salt in it, so you'll want to cut back your salt somewhere else. I wouldn't worry about tossing it, though - it's just salt water.
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todao
Sep 9, 2012 03:58 PM
It can be a little tricky using whey in bread making, primarily due to the amount of salt that's in the whey (it varies from one cheese to another - yeast doesn't like to associate very closely with salt ) and how thick (dense) the whey is, which can affect hydration. But it can be used quite successfully for bread making.
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biondanonima
Sep 18, 2012 09:32 AM
I use whey all the time to make bread. Whey doesn't contain any salt at all (except whatever occurs naturally in milk) unless you add salt to it in your cheesemaking process.
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