Canned condensed milk with sugar - one of the cult products in the post-Soviet space, is included in the state food reserve. The best variant of the product under the brand "condensed milk with sugar" is produced only from natural ingredients in accordance with GOST according to classical technologies. Condensed milk with sugar , simply put, condensed milk at a certain period of Soviet history has become so popular that it was used not only by tourists and geologists to be added to tea and coffee.
Inventive Soviet people at home prepared various confectionery goodies-sweets, using condensed milk. In order that the condensed milk does not spread, and to modify its taste, the condensed milk is boiled, most often without opening the jar. The boiled condensed milk becomes viscous, to taste it resembles the famous sweets - milk toffee. In the post-perestroika time, some enterprises began to produce in the industrial way ready-made boiled condensed milk with sugar. But we can in the old manner boil condensed milk alone (you never know, you suddenly wanted to?).
Tell you how to properly cook condensed milk in a jar, and what condensed milk you can boil.
We are looking for condensed milk in a tin can (now other packaging is possible). To prepare boiled condensed milk, of course, it is desirable to choose a product with an approved full name (see above), manufactured in accordance with GOST. The rest of the products that simulate quality condensed milk with sugar should be sold under other names. In addition to the fact that such products are usually not useful, it is still not known what will happen with long heat treatment with the substances that make up their composition. Of course, the bank should not have dents and other damages.
Preparation
Let's say we chose the product that suits us. We put a jar of condensed milk in a saucepan (we remove the paper packing), fill the jar with water so that it completely covers, and light the fire. After boiling, cook at the lowest heat. If necessary, as the boiling-off should be poured water into the pan, so that the bank does not explode.
How much should I cook condensed milk?
If you intend to get a cream for confectionery products with a light caramel shade of medium-thick consistency, it will be enough to boil the condensed milk in the jar for 1-1,5 hours. Boiling for 2-3 hours gives the cream a more dense consistency. In any case, do not boil condensed milk for more than 4 hours.
There are also alternative methods.
1. It is convenient enough to cook condensed milk in a can in the pressure cooker .
In a pressure cooker with water we place a jar with condensed milk, close the lid, cook for 10-15 minutes after boiling, cool without opening the pressure cooker (the cooling can take a long time, but cook quickly).
2. You can boil condensed milk in a microwave oven .
To boil the condensed milk in a microwave, be sure to pour it into a special glassware. At a power of 400 watts, half an hour of digestion is sufficient to obtain an average consistency.
3. You can boil condensed milk in a glass jar .
This method is good for those cases when it is necessary to weld more than 250 ml. We pour condensed milk into a glass jar, put it in a saucepan, (it is desirable to put a small metal stand between the bottom of the pan and the jar). Pour water into the pan, the water level should be higher than the condensed milk level in the jar. Cover the jar with a lid (loosely), after boiling, cook on low heat until the desired consistency.