What you don't know about milk?

I read an article from a local newspaper about the Chinese traditional use of milk. I thought that I would share with all of you.

1) Canker Sore/ Month Ulcer

     -> Damp cotton ball in cold milk. Gently cover the sore/ ulcer area for 15 minutes.
          ( Cold milk can help reducing swelling; Protein in milk can aid in sore recovering)

2) Psoriasis
   
      -> Warm milk under low heat for 3 minutes. Carefully pour milk into a container. Gently tear down the layer of milk film created on the wall of the pot. Apply the milk film on the infected area, improvement may seen after multiple use.


3) Sunburn

  -> Combine milk and water in the ratio of 50:5. Gently apply on infected area for 15 to 20 minutes. 2 to 3 times a day.



Isn't it interesting to learn about other use of milk? I personally have not tried using milk to treat any above health condition; I do not know if actually these methods will work. Considering that milk is a natural food that human consume in a daily basis, I would assume that these methods won't cause harm to human body.

I didn't find any scientific articles supporting these methods, you guys can take it as a reference.

Crumble Banana Loaf

It is the best banana loaf that I ever made. No kidding. I enjoy the crumble so much too.  If you have a sweet tooth, this is your recipe ;)

Ingredients

Loaf:

Egg                                     1

Brown sugar, packed             2/3 C

Overripe Banana mashed,      1C

Buttermilk / Sour milk            1/3C

Vegetable oil                        3Tbsp

Vanilla Extract                      1tsp

All-purpose flour                  1 2/3C

Baking soda                         1tsp

Salt                                    1/4tsp

Crumble (Streusel)  topping:

Brown sugar, packed                  1/4C

Flour                                         2Tbsp

Margarine / butter                      1Tbsp

Oat flakes                                 2Tbsp

Nuts/ cinnamon                       Optional 

Method:

1) Preheat oven to 350F.

2) In a bowl, mix in egg, sugar, banana, buttermilk, oil and vanilla extract.

3) In another bowl, stir flour, baking soda and salt.

4) Add the flour mixture into the banana mixture. Blend to combine.

5) Spray a thin layer of oil on a loaf pan. ( You can use any size of pan you want, however the baking time may be vary.)

6) For crumble topping, combine brown sugar, flour, oat flakes, butter and other ingredients that you want to add in a bowl, mix gently. Sprinkle over the batter. 

7) Bake for 40 minutes or until a skewer/ toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Don’t have sour milk? Don’t worry

To substitute, add 1tsp vinegar into1/3 C of milk, and let it stands for 5 minutes. It works the same! 

Home-made Waffle

Hmm.. Waffle ;)

Ingredients:

eggs (separated set aside)    3

all purposed flour                1 1/3C

baking powder                   2 tsp

salt                                     1/4 tsp

milk                                    1 C

vegetable oil                        1/3 C


Optional:

icing sugar, fruits


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Method:

1) Separate egg white and egg yolk in bowls
2) Combine flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl. Mix well.
3) Using beater beat egg yolk until thick, mix in milk and oil.
4) Heat waffle iron until it indicated the iron is ready.
5) Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar. ( ! important! mix in sugar in small portions and stir consistently)
6)Flod using spatula, flour mixture into yolks. Gentle stiring. Do not over stir.
7) Fold in beaten egg whites.
8) Pour batter into heated grill, filling about 2/3 full. Applied butter on iron if needed to help remove waffle when stream stops emerging from iron.

9) Serve with whipped cream, fruit or icing sugar. Enjoy!