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Homemade Buttermilk

by shecancook2 on August 7, 2009 in Breakfast

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Recipe Description

Don’t have buttermilk on hand? This homemade buttermilk recipe is a life-saver! I use this regularly for pancakes, biscuits, baked chicken finger marinades, etc. TRY IT!! A money saver, too!!

Preparation Instructions

*Note: You can half the recipe easily (1 cup milk to 1 tablespoon acidic ingredient). An ideal acidic ingredient (if you have on hand, in pantry) is cream of tartar. If you have cream of tartar on hand, use for 1 cup of milk, 1 1/2 tablespoons of cream of tartar. Double if recipe calls for it (2 cups milk to 3 tablespoons cream of tartar). I use vinegar, and it works great!! Cream of tartar is hard to find where I live.

1. Heat milk in microwave for 30 seconds.

2. Add vinegar or lemon juice and let stand at room temperature for 15 to 20 minutes. The milk will begin to curdle a bit.

3. Use in any recipe that calls for buttermilk!!

Ingredients

2 cups Whole Milk
2 Tablespoons White Vinegar Or Lemon Juice

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kathyingreendale on 8.7.2009

I often make “buttermilk” with the vinegar method if I don’t have the real think on hand. I did not know that you could make it with cream of tartar….Interesting!

youmanspr on 8.8.2009

I’ve done this many times and it’s so great to be able to make a little buttermilk instead of having to run to the store and then buy more than you need.

umamimum on 8.10.2009

In the UK we have the exact opposite problem – buttermilk is a bit of a specialist ingredient and only sold in 1 cup size containers, so it gets expensive buying large quantities.
Thanks for this great money and space saving tip ;0)

huckleberry on 8.11.2009

I’m gonna make a batch of yogurt tonight, and set aside some milk for this buttermilk!

peachgirl on 8.11.2009

Making buttermilk always reminds me of my Grandmother being in the kitchen. Thanks for this recipe!

jenniebites on 8.12.2009

thanks so much! my favorite cupcakes have buttermilk, and yet, i almost never have it on hand.

ChefWag on 8.12.2009

So if I make more than I need can I put it in the fridge and use it later? This is GREAT!! Its been hard to find regular buttermilk around here and I can’t have the low-fat stuff because I’m allergic to corn and they all have cornstarch or food starches (aka corn starches) So this is a wonderful life saver for me!!!!

MS Hospitality on 8.13.2009

Cream of Tartar! Wow! Thanks for this info…. and about the movie trivia question… LOL

belkate on 8.14.2009

I live in Belgium, where it’s almost impossible to find buttermilk. I’ve been doing without it, but now thanks to you I can make buttermilk biscuits again! and cornbread! THANKS!