An easy Buttermilk Substitute recipe and a guide for How to Make Buttermilk including dairy free and vegan buttermilk.
We’ve all been in the middle of making a recipe when we realized we didn’t have buttermilk on hand! Luckily, making your own buttermilk is so easy and only requires two simple ingredients. If your looking for ways to use your buttermilk (or buttermilk substitute), try these perfect buttermilk pancakes, biscuits, or my favorite Hershey’s “perfectly chocolate” Chocolate Cake.
How to Make Buttermilk
Make buttermilk for your baked goods with this 5-minute recipe. Simply combine your milk of choice and vinegar or lemon juice. You can easily make this buttermilk vegan/dairy free/nut free depending on your choice of milk. Recipe as written yields 1 cup buttermilk. The basic ratio is 1 tablespoon vinegar to 1 cup milk; see post for alternate yields.
Prep: 5min
Total: 5min
Yield: 1
Serving Size: 1 cup (made with whole milk, nutrition will vary depending on choice of milk)
Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 cup (made with whole milk, nutrition will vary depending on choice of milk), calories 152 calories, Sugar 12.4 g, Sodium 105.7 mg, Fat 8 g, Saturated Fat 4.6 g, Trans Fat 0 g, Carbohydrate 11.8 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 7.7 g, Cholesterol 24.4 mg
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon vinegar* or lemon juice
- 1 cup milk of choice**
Instruction:
- Measure the vinegar or lemon juice into a liquid measuring cup.
- Fill the measuring cup to the 1-cup mark with milk. Stir and let the mixture rest for at least 5 to 10 minutes. You will see some light separation in the milk (curdling). Use as instructed.
Buttermilk Substitute
An easy Buttermilk Substitute recipe and a guide for How to Make Buttermilk including dairy free and vegan buttermilk.
Prep: 3min
Total: 3min
Yield: 1
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 151 kcal, Carbohydrate 11 g, Protein 7 g, Fat 7 g, Saturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 24 mg, Sodium 105 mg, Sugar 12 g, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar ((or lemon juice))
- 1 cup milk ((scant cup))
Instruction:
- Pour the tablespoon of vinegar into a 1 cup measurer.
- Fill the rest of the 1 cup measurer with milk.
- Gently stir and let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes. This will allow the milk to slightly curdle, giving it a buttermilk-like texture and taste.
How to Make Buttermilk at Home
FAQ
How can I make my own buttermilk?
- Use milk: Pour 1 cup of whole or 2% milk into a liquid measuring cup. …
- Add an acid: For every 1 cup of milk, stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar. …
- Ready to use: The acid will curdle the milk slightly.
What can be a substitute for buttermilk?
- Milk and vinegar. Adding vinegar to milk gives it an acidity similar to that of buttermilk. …
- Milk and lemon juice. …
- Milk and cream of tartar. …
- Lactose-free milk and acid. …
- Sour cream and water or milk. …
- Plain yogurt and water or milk. …
- Plain kefir. …
- Buttermilk powder and water.
Is buttermilk just vinegar and milk?
What is original buttermilk made of?
Originally, all buttermilk came as a by-product of making butter. When cream is churned, the fat separates from the liquid. The liquid left behind is what was called buttermilk.
