Soy milk question

[Peeps]

I know there's lots of places you can sub soy milk for regular milk - I've subbed it in baking successfully but what about in a custard? I want to make a custard recipe (basic kind - eggs, sugar, milk, cooked until custardy, etc.) but all I have in the frig is soy milk - would it work do you think? I REALLY don't want to make a trip to the store but I'm wondering if there's something magical about regular milk that makes it essential for a custard? I'm imagining most of the thickening comes from the eggs (because I use skim milk all the time in custards, even when recipes call for 1% or 2% and it always works) - what do you think?

[emily]

I think (and hope) it'll be fine. I'd love to make that substitution as I've stopped buying milk - don't drink it as fast as I do soy.

em

[JHolcomb]

I've made some fantastic puddings with soy milk and would assume from that that you could probably sub soy milk for regular with no problem. The eggs really do most of the thickening.

[wallycat]

soymilk should be fine...but I've only used unsweetened soymilk.
The others seem a little more watery and are sweetened, which, I suppose, when making a custard, you'll be adding a sweetener in anyway.
It certainly won't taste as rich as a whole milk, but the eggs will help it set. Let us know ;)

[emily]

Peeps, did you try it? Did it turn out?

If so, post your recipe, please :)

em

[Peeps]

Well, sad to say, I got home and found that I didn't have enough soy milk left so it didn't matter! I still didn't feel like going to the store so I shelved the recipe for now and will try it another time (I was going to try a Boston Cream Pie from the thread I recently started- all the recipes looked so good I want to start making them!). But I'm curious now that people have said it should work so I may give it a try with the soy milk just to see how it goes. I promise to report back when I get around to trying it.

(And wallycat - I NEVER cook with whole milk, ALWAYS use skim for custards so soy milk might actually be richer than I'm used to!)

[MKSquared]

I love soy milk -- I don't keep regular milk in the house most of the time. I tried making pudding with the soy milk ... okay, it was instant pudding from a box! ... and it never set up. It made a decent chocolate smoothie, though. :)

[JHolcomb]

Originally posted by MKSquared
I love soy milk -- I don't keep regular milk in the house most of the time. I tried making pudding with the soy milk ... okay, it was instant pudding from a box! ... and it never set up. It made a decent chocolate smoothie, though. :)

If you ever feel the urge, try making this one http://community.cookinglight.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21127&highlight=soy+pudding

It's really good.