Would cinnamon roll dough work without milk?

[dullard]

I keep making home-made cinnamon rolls as everyone loves them. However, one friend cannot take milk. The recipe calls for a small amount of dry milk. Do you think I can instead use a bit of protein and water or maybe soy milk in about half the quantity that dry milk would become if hydrated?

 

[DestinyKnight]

I think you could substitute soy milk for the <edit> re-hydrated dry milk equivalent </edit> and reduce the water you add to the flour by the same amount. The flavor and texture will not be exactly the same as if you were using the dry milk, but it should be pretty close. I would advice making a test batch first.

You could always google a vegan recipe for cinnamon rolls as well and give it a try.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

The milk is there to help 'shorten' the dough. you can eliminate it without any problem, the rolls will just be slightly chewier.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
The milk is there to help 'shorten' the dough. you can eliminate it without any problem, the rolls will just be slightly chewier.

he could use shortening/lard/vegetable oil/vegetable shortening

is the friend dairy free because they have to be?

because if they dont *have* to be, screw em

 

[Lola]

The other ideas are but you could try rice or almond milk in place perhaps.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
The milk is there to help 'shorten' the dough. you can eliminate it without any problem, the rolls will just be slightly chewier.

he could use shortening/lard/vegetable oil/vegetable shortening

is the friend dairy free because they have to be?

because if they dont *have* to be, screw em

Are there any anti-dairy by choice? I can't imagine why.

 

[darkswordsman17]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: xSauronx

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
The milk is there to help 'shorten' the dough. you can eliminate it without any problem, the rolls will just be slightly chewier.

he could use shortening/lard/vegetable oil/vegetable shortening

is the friend dairy free because they have to be?

because if they dont *have* to be, screw em

Are there any anti-dairy by choice? I can't imagine why.

Ever heard of vegans?

 

[Born2bwire]

Milk powder???? Blech, buttermilk my friend.

 

[Ika]

Lactose-free milk if the friend is lactose intolerant? I assume the friend is lactose intolerant because you said "cannot". If it was "will not", fuck em and just use milk.

 

[IGBT]

..wondering the same about oatmeal cookies. can they be made without all the butter and sugar?

 

[preslove]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire
Milk powder???? Blech, buttermilk my friend.

this

 

[sandorski]

Cinnamon Rolls can be made with any Bread Dough. Just find a Bread Recipe that takes Water instead of Milk.

Here's 1 recipe, but check the website for alternatives.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Why would you use dry milk for anything other than camping or emergency survival?

 

[Mikey]

I'm dairy free only because I'm lactose intolerant, but I still LOVE dairy!

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Why would you use dry milk for anything other than camping or emergency survival?

It's convenient for Baking.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: sandorski
Cinnamon Rolls can be made with any Bread Dough. Just find a Bread Recipe that takes Water instead of Milk.

Here's 1 recipe, but check the website for alternatives.

Technically... you could but it would be one hell of a crap shoot. Cinnamon rolls are made using an enriched bread which is different from the normal unenriched and rustic breads, like the recipe you linked to.

If the OP can't find a milkless Cinnamon Bun recipe, maybe they could try to find a milk-free Brioche recipe and try to adapt that, or at least find what they substituted in for the milk.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: sandorski
Cinnamon Rolls can be made with any Bread Dough. Just find a Bread Recipe that takes Water instead of Milk.

Here's 1 recipe, but check the website for alternatives.

Technically... you could but it would be one hell of a crap shoot. Cinnamon rolls are made using an enriched bread which is different from the normal unenriched and rustic breads, like the recipe you linked to.

If the OP can't find a milkless Cinnamon Bun recipe, maybe they could try to find a milk-free Brioche recipe and try to adapt that, or at least find what they substituted in for the milk.

True, texture differences exist. I think one can substitute Soya Milk with Milk, one way to find out would be to try.

edit: Just Googled this: Looks like it should work

 

[dullard]

Thanks for the responses. The friend gets intestinal problems with dairy but claims it isn't lactose that is the problem. Although, I don't think she really ever tried lactaid. I suspect that she just doesn't want to go through the painful week or two to find out the real problem (fat, whey, casein, or lactose).

Dry milk is great for certain circumstances - baking without adding too much liquid, mixed drinks without diluting the other ingredients, and the fact that I rarely buy milk at its current price since I don't use it for much of anything. I buy real milk for ice cream and use it if I have it in other items. But otherwise, dry milk works just as well or better than real milk for my needs.

I'll look into Brioche.

 

[Throckmorton]

Milk is for baby cows. It's not the wonder drink that the dairy farmers have conned America into believing it is. Ask a dietician.

It's pretty annoying how a lot of people on ATOT feign obsession with milk the same way they do for beer.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
Milk is for baby cows. It's not the wonder drink that the dairy farmers have conned America into believing it is. Ask a dietician.

It's pretty annoying how a lot of people on ATOT feign obsession with milk the same way they do for beer.

I agree. I really don't like milk. I don't normally have it on hand as I don't normally use it. Milk is the only high fat product allowed to be legally sold in the US as low fat (1% and 2% milk). Milk allergies are quite common and milk is deadly poisonous to virtually all adult animals (humans and some cats are about the only exceptions and even cats get indigestion from it). Milk is not all around good like the ads imply.

But that said, your rant has nothing to do with my thread.