Katie discusses how to substitute buttermilk in a pinch.
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What is the advantage of buttermilk instead of just using milk in baking recipies?
This also works with soymilk
This tip actually makes clabbered milk. I've used this lemon juice/vinegar and milk substitution instead of buttermilk in a cake recipe many times without trouble but this substitution is NOT recommended for other dishes ironically by Cook's Country which is closely related to America's Test Kitchen. Cook's Country (May/June 2019 issue) suggests thinned yogurt as a better buttermilk substitute for drop biscuits and pancakes. American yogurt would be thinned in a 1:1 ratio but Greek yogurt being thicker requires a 2:1 water to Greek yogurt ratio.
I'm sorry but… everyone needs to watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-kO8zHNiQw
Milk and lemon juice is not actually as great a substitute as people think it is. It's known as acidulated milk, not buttermilk, and it doesn't have the flavors or tenderizing aspects of buttermilk and other fermented/cultured milks.
Try mixing sour cream or yogurt with milk instead… or just get some buttermilk. Smaller cartons are not so hard to find, and using up buttermilk is a lot easier than people think. Pancakes, waffles, (southern US) biscuits and so on, of course, but also breading for friend chicken or fish, as a drink, a soak for beans or rice, the liquid for stuffing, etc.
I have tried powdered buttermilk, lemon in milk, white vinegar in milk, and not one of them was a satisfactory substitute for buttermilk. I have also used buttermilk that is months past the sell by date–but only for baking. We experienced no ill-effects from eating the product and it tasted great.
does ANYBODY just happen to have buttermilk in their refrigerator?………
powdered buttermilk is very expensive!
Too short
Do ever test keto recipes
Pretty sure buttermilk is in my refrigerator about 100 times more often than lemon juice. I assume cream of tartar & milk works for cakes etc. Half plain yogurt and half milk might work too.
Buttermilk is simply not available in our country
Mind is officially blown.
None of the stores in my area even sell Buttermilk. Thanks for the substitution!
But…
If you don't have buttermilk what are the odds you have fresh lemon juice? Come on.
good video my friend! like
That is a nice tip to make buttermilk from regular milk. I have not used it before, but will remember it just in case I need some buttermilk and don't have any.
I'm far more likely to have buttermilk than a fresh lemon ;-). I freeze buttermilk in paper cups of 1 cup each, then put them in a freezer bag. That way I can defrost one when I want to make Ranch dressing, pancakes, waffles, etc.
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I would like for you to do a segment of cultured buttermilk, vs real butter milk. Can do
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