Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk

I used condensed milk in many recipes and it can get very expensive if you use much of it. Here is a homemade version that tasted even better than the canned stuff!

Homemade Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/2 cup hot water
1 cup powdered milk
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp butter

Blend in a blender very well. Store in the refrigerator or freeze.

Homemade Buttermilk

For a while now, I have been learning about making things from scratch. So far, I have mastered cutting out purchasing biscuits, bread, desserts, chocolate syrup, caramel sauce, any salad dressing, pizzas, taco seasoning mix, fajita mix, and bagged chicken nuggets.

I can now add to my growing number of homemade prepackaged items buttermilk and sweetened condensed milk.

First off I have to tell you that I was very skeptical at first about trying to make things homemade, because well...I thought it would just be to time consuming. But what I have found out is that I have plenty of time to make these things while I am cooking, if I just do it! I have learned that these things are so much better for me because as I have read on other blogs, I know what is going in my food.

Here is the recipe for Homemade buttermilk:

Homemade Buttermilk
1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
1/3 cup nonfat powdered milk
1 cup water

Allow it to set at room temperature for about 15 minutes