PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a solid milk having adequate solubility and strength, and a method for making the solid milk.SOLUTION: The solid milk having sufficient strength and solubility is produced principally by using only powdered milk as an ingredient, compression molding the powdered milk in a condition that porosity and free fat content have been controlled within respective definite ranges and subjecting the molded milk to humidifying and drying treatment. That is, there are provided the solid milk having a porosity of 30-60%； and the solid milk production method comprising a compression step to press the powdered milk and obtain a solid compression-molded powdered milk, a humidifying step to humidify the compression-molded powdered milk obtained by the compression step, and a drying step to dry the compression-molded powdered milk humidified by the humidifying step.【課題】好適な溶解性と強度とを有する固形乳及びその製造方法を提供する。【解決手段】基本的には，粉乳のみを原料として空隙率及び遊離脂肪を一定範囲に制御した状態で圧縮成形した後，加湿及び乾燥処理することにより，充分な強度と溶解性と兼ね備える固形乳を得る。すなわち，空隙率が，３０％～６０％である固形乳；及び粉乳を圧縮して固形状の粉乳圧縮物を得るための圧縮工程と，前記圧縮工程で得られた粉乳圧縮物を湿らせるための加湿工程と，前記加湿工程で加湿された粉乳圧縮物を乾燥させるための乾燥工程とを含む固形乳の製造方法。【選択図】図１
