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08-18-2008, 02:43 PM | #1 | |||
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Does anyone know the ACTUAL reason that meatloaf recipes call for milk? I never add the milk, just an extra egg.
I'm sure we can all make logical guesses, but *slamming hand on table* I want the TRUTH! *preparing epsom salts soak for hand*
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08-18-2008, 02:47 PM | #2 | ||
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moisture.
it binds with the dry ingredients, like cracker or bread crumbs. try it sometime. you can use water too. ( i even heard alton brown mention this.) same thing with meatballs...add a splash a milk.
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08-18-2008, 03:00 PM | #3 | |||
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I'm with you Cin I have never added milk...actually this was the first I have heard of adding milk! I use seasoned stuffing mix and two eggs!
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08-18-2008, 03:19 PM | #4 | |||
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I add milk but only because it tells me too. I make a meatloaf using oats and potatoes. Yummy!
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08-18-2008, 03:22 PM | #5 | |||
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same here Renee i always used an egg to bind it, never knew milk was involved.
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08-18-2008, 03:46 PM | #6 | |||
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There's Milk in Meatloaf?
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08-18-2008, 04:01 PM | #7 | |||
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No no no. When there's only a little ketchup left in the bottle, you put a little warm water in, swish it around to use up the rest of the ketchup, and THAT's what you use. Not milk!
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08-18-2008, 05:03 PM | #8 | |||
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I have a recipe for meatloaf that calls for bread cubes (cut off the crust) soaked in milk. I think that creates a binding effect - but I always add egg which I thought was the "binder".
I have the best recipe for meatloaf that I'll post here in just a minute. It's even better than my Mom's recipe - which I thought was the best.
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08-18-2008, 05:07 PM | #9 | |||
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I was reading several sites and couldn't get a definative answer but most say it's for moisture. Hmmm, I've had with and without and they were equally moist.
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08-18-2008, 05:12 PM | #10 | ||
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now i want meatloaf.
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