How to Substitute Milk With Soy Milk in Cooking

For those who cannot or do not want to drink cow's milk, soy milk provides an alternative for cooking and baking. When compared in a blind tasting against cow's milk, soy milk alters the final taste of a dish, but proper selection and use of soy milk can lessen the beany flavor. Using soy milk in cooking lets you enjoy your favorite dairy dishes without having to use cow's milk.

Things You'll Need

• Recipes
• Soy milk
• 1 to 2 tbsp. additional thickener (such as cornstarch, flour or tapioca starch)

Instructions

1. Choose a soy milk you like to drink for your cooking and baking. Taste the soy milk before using it in your recipes.

2. Substitute milk with an equal amount of soy milk. Use 1 cup soy milk in a recipe requiring 1 cup cow's milk.

3. Add soy milk at the end of cooking in low-acid dishes.

4. Use low heat and do not boil to prevent soy milk from curdling or scorching.

5. Increase the thickener by 1 to 2 tbsps. in cooked custards, puddings and gravies and decrease the soy milk used by 2 to 3 tbsps. to achieve thickening similar to cow's milk.

6. Use only an unsweetened soy milk with two ingredients, soy beans and water, for most savory applications. Added sugars alter the finished tasted.

References

• OChef.com: Cooking with Soy Milk
• VeganWolf: Soy Milk
• Silk.com: Cooking Soy

Resources

• Soy Milk Recipes