
Malted milk or malt powder or malted milk powder, is a powder made from a mixture of
malt
Malt is any cereal grain that has been made to germinate by soaking in water and then stopped from germinating further by drying with hot air, a process known as "malting".
Malted grain is used to make beer, whisky, malted milk, malt vinegar, ...
ed
barley
Barley (), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains; it was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent around 9000 BC, giving it nonshattering spikele ...
,
wheat flour, and
evaporated whole milk powder. The powder is used to add its distinctive flavor to
beverages
A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothie ...
and other foods, but it is also used in
baking to help
dough
Dough is a malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from flour (which itself is made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops). Dough is typically made by mixing flour with a small amount of water or other liquid and sometimes includes ...
cook properly.
History
London
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pharmacist
James Horlick developed ideas for an improved, wheat- and malt-based nutritional supplement for infants. Despairing of his opportunities in the United Kingdom, Horlick joined his brother
William
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, who had gone to
Racine, Wisconsin, in the
United States
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, to work at a relative's quarry. In 1873, the brothers formed J & W Horlicks to manufacture their brand of infant food in nearby
Chicago
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.
Ten years later, they earned a patent for a new formula enhanced with dried milk. The company originally marketed its new product as "Diastoid", but trademarked the name "malted milk" in 1887.
Despite its origins as a health food for infants and invalids, malted milk found unexpected markets. Explorers appreciated its lightweight, nonperishable, nourishing qualities, and they took malted milk on treks worldwide. William Horlick became a patron of Antarctic exploration, and Admiral
Richard E. Byrd named
Horlick Mountains, a mountain range in Antarctica, after him. Back in the US, people began drinking Horlick's new beverage for enjoyment. James Horlick returned to England to import his American-made product and was eventually made a
baronet
A baronet ( or ; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (, , or ; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The title of baronet is mentioned as early as the 14th ...
.
Malted milk became a standard offering at
soda shops, and found greater popularity when mixed with ice cream in a "malt", for which
malt shops were named.
Uses
*
Malted milk biscuits
* Malted
milkshake
A milkshake (sometimes simply called a shake) is a sweet beverage made by blending milk, ice cream, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, or fruit syrup into a thick, sweet, cold mixture. It may ...
s
* Malted thickshakes
* Malted soyabean milk
* Malted hot drinks, such as
Horlicks and
Ovaltine
* Malted milk balls: malted milk is used in the
candy
Candy, alternatively called sweets or lollies, is a Confectionery, confection that features sugar as a principal ingredient. The category, also called ''sugar confectionery'', encompasses any sweet confection, including chocolate, chewing gum ...
confections Whoppers (manufactured by
Hershey Co.), Mighty Malts (manufactured by
Necco), and
Maltesers (manufactured by
Mars, Inc).
* Malted milk is used in some
bagel recipes as a substitute for non-diastatic malt powder.
See also
*
Flavored milk
Flavored milk is a sweetened dairy drink made with milk, sugar, flavorings, and sometimes food colorings. It may be sold as a pasteurized, refrigerated product, or as an ultra-high-temperature processing, ultra-high-temperature (UHT) treated produ ...
*
List of barley-based drinks
*
Nestlé Milo
References
External links
What is Malted milk?– TheSpruceEats
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Barley-based drinks
Wheat-based drinks
Milk-based drinks
Cold drinks
Milk
Milk is a white liquid food produced by the mammary glands of lactating mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals (including breastfeeding, breastfed human infants) before they are able to digestion, digest solid food. ...
Food ingredients
Non-alcoholic drinks
Food powders
Products introduced in 1887