milk powder
奶粉· nai fen
spice
Taste & Role
🍯 Sweet
Used dry or reconstituted, it adds milky richness, sweetness, and tenderness to steamed buns, pineapple buns, cookies, and cakes, and it is the base for desserts like fried milk custard and Hong Kong-style milk tea. The milk sugars and proteins also promote golden browning in baked goods.
What it is
Milk powder is regular cow's milk that has been pasteurized and spray-dried into a fine, shelf-stable powder. It comes in whole-fat and nonfat versions and can be reconstituted with water or used dry. In Chinese kitchens it is a pantry staple for baking and desserts rather than a savory seasoning.
Nutrition
per 100 g- Calories
- 411 kcal
- Protein
- 45.7 g
- Total fat
- 17.1 g
- Carbs
- 18.5 g
- Fiber
- 7.1 g
- Sodium
- 329 mg
USDA FoodData Central (closest standard match)
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
Recipes using it
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