How To Make Buttermilk (Recipe & Tips)

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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 RECIPES

FAQ

What can I do with lots of buttermilk?

Waste Not What You Bought: 16 Ways to Use Leftover Buttermilk

Biscuits.
Coffee Cake.
Mashed Potatoes.
Brownies.
Icebox Pie.
Soup.
Fried Chicken.
Homemade Hamburger Buns.

Can you freeze buttermilk for later use?

Yes! You can freeze buttermilk, and you absolutely should if you don’t think you’ll use it up before it expires. It should stay good in the freezer for about three months — about two and a half months longer than refrigerated buttermilk.

What to do with buttermilk before it goes bad?

Opened buttermilk can last up to 14 days in the fridge and slightly longer than its expiration date if unopened. It can be frozen opened or unopened in an airtight container for up to 3 months. If you notice any changes to the smell or look of your buttermilk, it’s best to toss it to avoid getting sick.

Is buttermilk just vinegar and milk?

The simplest way to substitute buttermilk is to pour 1 Tbs. of vinegar into a 1 cup measurer and then fill the rest of the measuring cup with milk. Then gently stir the mixture and let it sit for about 5 minutes. If you don’t have vinegar, lemon juice and cream of tarter also work as great buttermilk substitutions.

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