Homemade Buttermilk:
For this you will only need 2 ingredients...
Milk
Vinegar
All you have to remember for measuring this out is 1 to 1 ratio ..for every one cup of milk you will need one tablespoon of vinegar.
Measure out one cup of milk and to that add in your one tablespoon of vinegar...then let it sit for somewhere around 5 minutes at which point you should start to see the milk curdling....
And there you have it fresh, homemade substitute for store bought Buttermilk.
In my searches online I have also come up with some other ways to create a buttermilk substitute. Although I have not tried them yet myself I thought I would share them with you as you may prefer one over the other.
Mix 1 3/4 Tablespoons of Cream of Tartar into 1 Cup of milk.
Mix 1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice and top up to the 1 Cup mark with milk.
Mix 2 Tablespoons of Milk with enough plain yogurt to make up a total of 1 Cup.
Thin your sour cream with milk until you have the buttermilk consistency.
The Cream of Tartar and Lemon Juice mixes require you to leave to curdle for 5 minutes before using. Whereas the Sour Cream and Yogurt only require that you mix them and use right away.
Do you have any other ways to create buttermilk that isn't listed above? If so please feel free to share with us all below...we would love to hear from you.
Now Go Be Brave...and try your hand at making buttermilk today.
I´ve been using 1 Tbs lemon juice per cup of milk for years, since I don´t have buttermilk where I live. It works perfectly well.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear that it works out so well for you. I suppose the acidity in the lemon would work much like the acidity in the vinegar I suppose:D Thanks for stopping by today! :D
DeleteI use buttermilk several times a week usually, and it gets expensive at $2.75 a quart where we live. Thanks for the tip! ( and reminder, I knew about this, I just need to make it ahead of time, I'm motivated now :)
ReplyDelete@Sharlyn ...it is also expensive here which is why I have a hard time buying it, knowing that it will not get used up before going bad. Your welcome for the reminder... Feel free to come back every Tuesday for a new tip:D
DeleteI've been looking at some of my Gramma's recipes for cakes and most of them call for sour milk. At first I thought What the...??? then I realized that Gramma always used either lemon juice or vinegar to "sour" the whole milk for her baking. I have a couple of them that also call for a heaping Tbsp of Lard LOL Ah well times have changed and I'm certainly glad that Gramma was the one that taught me how to bake.
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