*Recipes & ways to use Kefir milk*
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Most of the below info came from Friends and buyers since I did not have any recipes wrote down(until 2 years ago), we just used the kefirs, So I used some of our favorites from what I collected over the last few years.
How to introduce kefir into your diet
Some people thrive on kefir right from the start and others may need to start more slowly. Start with about four ounces in the morning on an empty stomach. Every second day increase the amount until you are able to drink a full eight ounce glass.
A word about using Kefir in beverages. Kefir should be used only in cold or room temperature beverages, as it curdles if added to hot tea or hot beverages. It adds a delicious richness and a bit of a zing to beverages, as you'll learn.
I get asked buy many of my milk kefir buyers just how many ways I use the kefir milk, So here they are.I am sure there are many more as well.
We use the kefir milk in any recipe or on anything that normally sour cream or buttermilk would be used.
We put kefir milk on baked potatoes, in salad dressings, in our biscuits & in gravys. We mix it with apple sauce or crushed pinapple for a cool healthy treat
Ok & here are some recipes
milk kefir orange cream-cicle
1/4 cup orange juice (with or without pulp
1/2 to 1 cup kefir milk
1/2 tbs vanilla (optional)
Stir together, or put in the blinder. Enjoy frozen, as is, or over ice.
Carrot Chill
You can juice your own, or purchase fresh or frozen carrot juice for the recipe.
1/4 cup fresh juiced carrot juice
1/2 to 1 cup kefir milk
1/2 tbs vanilla (optional)
Stir together, or put in a blender Enjoy frozen, as is, with a dash of nutmeg, or over ice.
Grape Power treat,If you prefer a drink that's sweeter and more like a milkshake:
1 TBS frozen 100% Grape Juice Concentrate(Do not add water)
1 cup Kefir milk
Or Alt:
1/4 cup 100% Grape Juice (not the concentrate, but the juice)
1/2 to 1 cup Kefir
Using the recipe you prefer, stir the two ingredients together or place together in a bowl and mix or put in a blender. Enjoy frozen, as is, or over ice.
Sweet Kefir Cream
1 cup Kefir milk
2 tsp Organic Sucanat (can use other sweeteners but they do change the taste)
Stir together with a hand mixer, let stand for 5 minutes, stir by hand a few times (time can vary depending on whether you enjoy the burst of flavor from sucanat specks or prefer that they dissolve completely before drinking. Enjoy as is!
Mildly Maple
1 cup Kefir milk (not cold, use fresh or room temp kefir milk)
1 TBS Pure Maple syrup (or Molasses)
Stir together in a bowl or use a blender. Enjoy frozen as is, or over ice.
Pumpkin delite Smoothie , Kids and adults love this one!
1 cup Kefir mil
2 TBP pureed pumpkin
1/2 TBS vanilla (optional)
Pinch of cinnamon &/or nutmeg
Blend ingredients together in a bowl with hand mixer.Enjoy almost frozen, as is or with a dash of cinnamon & sugar sprinked on top.
Wow Cranberry Smoothie
1 cup frozen cranberries
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
(you can buy fresh or canned cranberries & blueberries and freeze them or just buy frozen)
Juice of one small lemon
1 cup cranberry juice
2 cups Kefir milk
1/2 TBS Vanilla (optional)
Blend the frozen fruit and juices together in a blender until fruit is pureed smooth. Add kefir milk, blending enough to stir in completely. Serve as is and enjoy.
Fruity Breakfast smoothie
1 cup Kefir milk
1/2 cup frozen fruit (strawberries, peaches, raspberries, cherries or blueberries etc)
1/2 to a whole banana
6 ice cubes or 1 cup crushed ice
Puree ingredients in a blender until smooth. Pour and enjoy!
Summer watermelon Smoothie
3 cups watermelon chunks, seedless (can use catalop instead or use both together)
2 cups Kefir milk
3/4 cup Ruby Red Orange Juice
Puree watermelon in blender until smooth. Add juice and Kefir, blending enough to stir in completely. Serve as is or over ice and enjoy!
Afternoon treat Apple Pie Smoothie
1/4 cup Frozen or chilled Unsweetened Applesauce
1/2 cup to 1 cup Kefir milk
1/2 TBS vanilla (optional)
Blend together, and serve with a dash of cinnamon and nutmeg.
Tropical island Smoothie
1/2 cup crushed pineapple with juice, chilled
1 banana, frozen and sliced into chunks
1/2 cup soy milk, frozen in an ice cube tray (you can use any Mamual, grain or nut milk)
2 cups Kefir milk
1/2 TBS vanilla (optional)
Coconut shavings.(optional)
Puree fruit and coconut ingredients together in a blender until smooth. Add kefir, blending enough to mix in completely. Serve as is and enjoy.
Chocolate lovers Kefir recipes
Basic chocolate kefir
Two chocolate recipes follow, depending on whether you prefer Chocolate Syrup or Hot Chocolate Powder.
1 TBS Chocolate Syrup
1 cup Kefir milk
1/2 tbs vanilla
Blend together and enjoy!
Raspberry Chocolate Kefir
Chocolate works well with Vanilla, Peach or Strawberry flavoring in Kefir also
1 Tbsp of your favorite of hot choco powder
1/2 to 1 cup Kefir milk
1/3 cup juice concentrate
Ues hand mixer,enjoy as is.
Sourdough
For sourdough starter you need only four things:
Gallon ziplock bag,Flour & Water
Prep:
Add 1 cup of flour to the bag ,add 4 tablespoon milk kefir whey, or 4 tablespoon kefir milk. Then add enough water to make a thick paste 1/2 cup to 3/4. now seal the bag and push as much of the air out as you can get out, gently squeeze the bag to mix all ingrediants together, add more water if needed now,Sit out of direct sunlight at room temp about 65 to 85 degrees.
(If you don't have Kefir you may try yogurt, though yogurt does not contain the variety of microflora that Kefir does.)
Once a day for a week feed the culture with 2 tablespoons of flour 1 tablespoon water. The culture should begin its fermentation process within 1-3 days, recognisable by the yeasty aroma, bubbles and alcoholic smell. squeeze bag well every day to mix.
On Day 4: remove the mixture from the bag, devide in thirds, put 1 third back in the orginal bag then feed it a with a 1 cup of flour and enough water to maintain the consistency and let sit room temp. After 24 hours it should be ready to use. Put the other 2 thirds in seperate bags to give away,Store in the fridge or freeze.
Use with any sourdough bread recipe. It may take you several batches to get it the way you want it.
Quick kefir sourdough bread
The starter
This starter is very simple to make, it is also smells very nice, just like kefir really. Moreover I have now come to the conclusion that any recipes calling for either a lump of the previous day's dough, or a sourdough starter, or a biga can easily be adapted to the this method.
Ingredients
2 cups flour or bread flour
about 2/3 cup kefir milk
Add enough kefir to your flour in order to make a nice kneading bread dough. Knead until the dough is elastic and smooth. Place in a bowl, cover with cling film and leave overnight in a warm place. I leave mine in the airing cupboard. Next day, when the dough is well risen and before it collapses, knock it down and go to the next step.
The dough
Yield
3 loaves
Ingredients
5 cups flour
3 cups strong unbleached white bread flour
1 tablespoon salt
1 pack easy blend yeast
3 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon honey
1 cup warm water
Oven at 425º
Move your starter to a large bowl and to it add the flours, salt, yeast, honey and oil. Slowly add enough water to obtain a good kneading dough. Knead vigorously until the dough is soft and elastic. Cover with plastic or damp cloth, and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled. Knock down, divide in three equal portions, put them in well oiled tins. Cover again, this time with oiled cling film so that when you remove it doesn't stick to the dough and deflate it. When well risen, remove the cling film and bake in a very hot oven for about 35 to 40 minutes or until it sounds hollow. Cool on racks.
I must tell you that I have got into the habit of dividing the dough not in 3 parts as I mention above. I tease out a forth smaller one and with it I made a pizza. So it has become a habit to have pizza on the bread baking day or vice-versa. Whichever way I say it saves quite a bit of my time and the pizza is particularly popular! To do bake the lot in one go I start by baking the loaves first and then time the pizza so that everything is ready at the same time.
I am pretty sure that any of your favourite bread recipes can be adapted to this method.
Soda bread
This is the about the quickest bread you can make as it is not leavened. It is traditionally made with buttermilk. However it works just as well with kefir which is what I normally use. Kefir is a fermented milk product which is extremely easy to maintain and I have a continuous supply.
Ingredients
2 ½ cups wholemeal flour
1 cup white flour
½ cup rolled oats
½ stick butter or margarine
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
13 fluid ounces of kefir, buttermilk or yoghurt
Oven at 425º F.
Mix all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Rub in the fat with your finger tips. Slowly add the kefir or whatever you are using until a nice kneading consistency is achieved. If you over do it, then add more oats or flour. You must not knead this dough.
Quickly make two round loaves. Put them on an oiled oven tray and with the back of a long knife mark lines across. Traditionally Irish soda bread has four sections. With my family I find that twelve sections works out much better, so I divide each quarter three more times. This way we just break away the small portions thus avoiding the use of a knife.
Bake in a very hot oven for 20 to 30 min until ready.
Add fresh herbs like thyme or sage. Grated cheese also goes well and some people even add onions. And of course the flours can be changed too. A bit of barley flour adds a lovely flavour to the soda bread. For a sweet version add dried fruits like sultanas or raisins. Bread is the most accommodating of all foods. Just use your imagination.
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