What can be made from whey after the curd?

Whey is the most valuable fermented milk product, some people in vain consider it a waste in the manufacture of cottage cheese or cheese.Despite the fact that whey is 95% water, its vitamin and mineral saturation is not lower than that of dairy products - kefir, ryazhenka and others, and its caloric content is several times less. Therefore, close attention to the use of sour-milk drink should be given to people seeking to improve their health and lose weight.

Nutritionists and doctors praise this turbid liquid with refreshing acidity for the high content of vitamin A, E, C, group B. It contains such rare vitamins as B4, B7. The content of proteins and carbohydrates in the serum is balanced, it can completely satisfy a little hunger, but the fats are practically absent. The drink is good for bones, hair, nails, as it is rich in calcium, and also good for the heart, as it normalizes blood pressure through potassium, eliminates edema.

Serum is also good for the digestive tract - it increases the number of beneficial bacteria, cleans the intestines from toxins, and is drunk to prevent gastritis. Serum drink is shown to improve hematopoietic processes, stimulate the kidneys, liver, adrenal glands, immunity and the nervous system as a whole.

The simplest thing you can make from whey after cottage cheese is healthy, thirst quenching drinks. These can be recipes for delicious cocktails, jelly and even kvass.

• Berry whey shake. For a glass of whey, take 100g of any berries: raspberries, currants, strawberries, etc. Add a pinch of cinnamon and 1 tbsp. spoon of sugar, beat with a blender.
• Honey Whey Cocktail In 0.5 liters of whey add 100 g of honey, a little ginger, ground cloves and cinnamon, lightly mix with a blender. This drink will give strength both in summer and in the cold season.
• Chocolate drink. In 0.5 liters of serum add 1.5-2 tbsp. spoons of sugar, 1 tbsp. a spoon of cocoa. Mix in a blender until sugar dissolves.
• Whey jelly. 0.5 cups of any juice, 1 cup of whey, 2 tsp of starch, 2 tbsp. spoons of sugar, a small amount of water to dilute the starch. Boil the whey with the juice and sugar, gently trickle into the starch dissolved in cold water, turn it off and cool after the second boil.
• Kvass from curd whey. For 3 liters of serum take 1 cup of sugar, 40 g of yeast. In fermented milk liquid, heated to 38-39 ° C, put the sugar and dissolved yeast. Mix well, leave in a warm place. After 6-7 hours a delicious drink is ready.

In the summer heat, refreshing whey soups are perfect for saturation. This is not only okroshka, although if in your usual okroshka recipe you replace kvass with whey, the benefit of the dish will increase significantly.

• Pink summer beetroot. For its preparation you need 1-0.5 liters of whey, 2 medium boiled beets and potatoes, 3 boiled eggs, a bunch of radish, 1-2 cucumbers, green onions, dill, parsley, cilantro or any greens that you like sour cream or mayonnaise for dressing, salt, citric acid to taste. Eggs, potatoes, beets, grated, cucumber, radishes and greens finely crumble, pour fermented milk liquid, salt, add citric acid, season with mayonnaise or sour cream. You can let it brew in the refrigerator for 1.5-2 hours.
• Diet apple soup. 0.5 liters of serum to bring to a boil, add 3 tbsp. spoons of washed millet, cook it for 10 minutes, then add 1 peeled, diced apple, lightly salt, add spices if desired (cloves, cinnamon), cook for another 5-10 minutes. Instead of an apple, you can add a couple of slices of chopped pumpkin, and you can combine a pumpkin and an apple.
• Oriental soup. Ingredients: chickpeas (dry) - 4 tbsp. spoon pre-soak for 4-6 hours, you can overnight, then boil until cooked in salted water.It will take 1 liter of whey, 1 carrot, 1 \ 3 of the head of cauliflower, 2 tomatoes, 2 tbsp. spoons of ghee or vegetable oil, 0.5 teaspoons of spices — kari, zira, turmeric, parsley or cilantro. Heat the fermented milk product, add and cook the chopped cauliflower, grate the carrots. Dissolve spices in a dry frying pan, add oil, fry grated carrots, and chopped tomatoes. Combine roasted vegetables, boiled chickpeas in a pan with whey and cabbage, salt and pepper, garnish with greens.

Baking serum is a blessed ingredient, the drink makes it delicate and airy. A lot of recipes for pancakes, fritters, cookies, muffins, butter dough on this fermented milk product is confirmed by

• Pancakes 0.5 liters of whey and water, 2 cups flour, sugar 2-4 tbsp. Spoons, salt, 2 eggs, 2 p. spoons of vegetable oil. Boil water with salt and sugar, remove from heat. Sift the flour in a separate container, add three-quarters of the whey, mix until a very thick homogeneous dough, pour the remaining 1/4 sour milk. In a thin stream, intensively stirring, pour hot sweet and salty water. Separately, beat the eggs with a mixer and add them to the dough along with vegetable oil. Let the dough stand for 12-15 minutes. Before baking, heat the pan and oil the walls 1 time. Pancakes turn out thin and lacy.
• Pancake dumplings. For 0.5 l of serum take 1 egg, 3.5 cups of flour, 2-2.5 s. spoons of sugar, salt and vanilla on the tip of a knife, slaked soda 1 tsp (without top). In a slightly heated whey mix the salt, sugar, egg, pour sifted flour, vanilla and soda. The consistency of dough is necessary - thick sour cream, fry in a sufficient amount of vegetable oil on both sides.
• Gingerbread cookies. Serum - 1.5 cups, flour - 500-520 g, sugar - 4-5 tbsp. spoons, butter - 200 g, soda - 1.5 tsp or a teaspoon with the top, a pinch of vanilla and salt. Sift the flour, put sugar, salt, soda into it, pour in the whey, mix the stiff dough. Cut the softened butter into pieces, add it and vanilla to the dough, knead until smooth. Roll out the cake with a thickness of 3-3.5 cm, cut with a glass (if desired, molds) gingerbread cookies. Bake for 15-20 minutes in the oven for 200 C. Get crispy gingerbread outside, but soft inside.
• Pastry dough. Heat 0.5 liters of serum, add 0.5 seconds. spoons of sugar, a little salt, 2 tsp of yeast from a bag, 3-4 tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil, 1 egg. Gradually add sifted flour (about 400-500 g) to the liquid until a soft, elastic dough is obtained that does not stick to the hands. Leave to proof dough for 40-50 minutes. The filling can be different: cabbage, potatoes, minced meat, eggs with green onions. Pies made from this dough can be baked in the oven or in a pan in oil.

For a long time women used serum to make cosmetics. The content of lactic acid in it produces a peeling, tightening effect on the skin of the face. The drink nourishes hair with vitamins and has the effect of hair conditioner.

• The simplest and most effective way to use face serum is to wet a cotton pad in it and as a tonic wipe your face after washing. You can also freeze the fermented milk product in the form of cubes and wipe the face with them along the massage lines in the evening. Lactic acid triggers skin renewal and regeneration. Rinse off with water serum is not necessary, only slightly blot with a napkin.
• Nourishing mask. In a slightly heated (you can in the microwave) whey add crumb of rye bread, knead in mush, apply on face for 15-20 minutes, gently rinse. The same mask is useful for hair.
• Mask lifting. Mash a banana with a fork, add warm whey. Apply the slurry for a quarter of an hour on the face and rinse.
• For oily skin with black dots. In the warm whey (2 tablespoons) add the protein of one egg, 2 teaspoons of any flour - oatmeal, rye, wheat.Allow the skin to dry, rinse with warm water.
• Hair conditioner. After shampooing, rinse hair with warm serum. This option is useful for dry hair: serum (the amount taken depending on the length of the hair) mixed with yolk, after washing the head, apply this liquid to the hair, including the scalp, for 5-10 minutes and rinse with warm water.

The fact that you can make a serum, see the following video.