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Default Biscuits without milk ?

On Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at 6:23:55 AM UTC-10, Gary wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
> > news
> > > Well , this time I'll be using them for dumplings , but the same recipe .
> > > Mine calls for 2/3 C milk , and my wife is lactose intolerant ... Last
> > > time I subbed her soy milk for cow's , and the biscuits didn't rise well
> > > if at all . So I'm wondering if I can use plain water , or at least cut
> > > way back using powdered milk . I simmered the carcass and bones of our
> > > T-Day Turkey Today , it's dumpling time !

> >
> > I've made them with water when I had no milk or was out of milk. Works just
> > fine.

>
> In a similar note, I've often made a white sauce using water or
> broth rather than milk. Not white anymore but still tasty.


My guess is that adding a little titanium dioxide to the water will give a really white white sauce. As an added bonus, your vegan friends can freely partake of your white sauce.

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