– How to Make Buttermilk –
Get the recipe for making buttermilk at home! There are a few at-home alternatives for buttermilk, an essential component in baking!
What is Buttermilk?
A fermented dairy beverage is a buttermilk. In the “olden days,” it was the liquid left over after making butter from cream in the churn.
Having a use for the leftover liquid was crucial in those days because there was no refrigeration, which prevented wastage.
The majority of buttermilk made nowadays is cultured from pasteurized milk by adding microorganisms that make the milk sour.
Buttermilk is one of those essential ingredients that you should always have on hand for baking bread, pies, biscuits, and cakes.
It adds flavor to many recipes, but the sourness also activates baking soda, which makes it a crucial component that influences how a recipe turns out.
How to Make Buttermilk
The most common way to make buttermilk at home is to use ingredients almost everyone already has available
1. Lemon Juice or Vinegar and Milk
To a liquid measuring cup, add 1 tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice. Add milk until the cup measuring line is reached.
As you prepare the remaining ingredients, stir the mixture and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes.
The acid in the vinegar or lemon juice will slightly curdle the milk while the mixture sits.
Although it won’t thicken up like store-bought buttermilk, it will still be acidic enough to do wonders for your baked goods.
2. Buttermilk from Yogurt
Yogurt can also be used in its place. In most cases, 1 cup of plain yogurt can be used in place of 1 cup of buttermilk.
For a thinner consistency, you can alternatively combine 1/4 cup of milk with 3/4 cup of plain yogurt.
If you’re using Greek yogurt, combine it with milk in an equal parts ratio.
3. Sour Cream and Milk or Water
Buttermilk and sour cream share two characteristics: both are acidic and high in lactic acid. As a result, it’s a fantastic component to include in your meals.
But it’s clear that sour cream is fairly thick much thicker than buttermilk. We need to thin sour cream with milk or water in order to use it the same way.
Mix three-quarter cups of sour cream with one-quarter cups of water or milk for each cup of buttermilk that a recipe calls for
4. Cream of Tartar and Milk
Actually, the byproduct of making wine from grapes is a cream of tartar.
A white, granular acid with the chemical name potassium bitartrate, it can be used in baking and even for general household cleaning.
You can add a small amount of cream of tartar to your recipe because it is acidic to give it the necessary acidity to activate the baking soda.
For every cup of buttermilk specified in the recipe, use 1 cup of milk instead, and add one-quarter teaspoons of cream of tartar to the remaining dry ingredients.
How to make Vegan or Dairy Free Buttermilk
With a minor modification, you can also use this buttermilk substitute recipe if you are allergic to dairy.
Use coconut milk in place of 1 cup of milk! Therefore, fill the remaining portion of the measuring cup with coconut milk after adding vinegar or lemon juice to the first cup.
If you’re a vegan, you can either use soy milk or the dairy-free alternative indicated above!
Simply add 1 tablespoon of vinegar (or lemon juice) to a 1 cup measurer, then fill the remaining space with soy milk to create a vegan buttermilk alternative. Before using, give it about five minutes to sit.
Can you Freeze Buttermilk?
Yes! Buttermilk freezes well. It will keep in the freezer for up to three months if you just make sure to store it in a sealed container.
Additionally, buttermilk can be frozen by freezing it in 1-teaspoon amounts using an ice cube tray. This makes it incredibly convenient when you only need to use it a little.
If you buy buttermilk, it will keep for a few weeks in the refrigerator (check the sell-by date).
Use homemade buttermilk within a day or two as it won’t last as long.
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