Substitute for Buttermilk

Name: Substitute for Buttermilk
Prep time: 6 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 1 cup
Ingredients: 1 cup milk; 1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon vinegar

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Submitted by Dine Dish

"I always seem to not have buttermilk on hand when I need it. I've used the powdered milk and vinegar version of this which works well, but today I didn't have any powdered milk! This substitution that I found on the internet works just as well."

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Ready In:: 6mins
Ingredients:: 2
Yields:: 1 cup

Questions & Replies

Can I use half and half instead of milk to make buttermilk?

Irene A.
Do u use white viniger for making buttermilk

Lee S.
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Susan H.
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reddogbtc_11375073
Will it work if I use almond milk?

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Reviews

If you warm the milk in the microwave for about 30 seconds, then add the vinegar or lemon juice it will be sour and ready to use immediately :-)

Melanie Adrienne
Used this for Recipe #90693 with great success. However, I had to make some modification. First, I used 1% milk with 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice but somehow the mixture did not thicken up like buttermilk should be. So I added 1/2 tsp of white wine vinegar which solved the problem.

myoungp
Yes, my mom taught us this when we were kids. We baked a lot. This is perfect for quick breads like banana or zucchini, any muffin recipes or pancake type recipes that call for either sour milk or buttermilk. The vinegar and lemon work equally well. I think my mom taught us to let the mixture sit for about 20-30 min until we could see that the milk was curdling a bit, that's what you want. This is definitely for baking, not for fresh buttermilk dressings. I love buttermilk on fresh fruit..but I would never even consider this for something like that...only baking, in my opinion.

moramor
I use this constantly and never rated it! I hate buying buttermilk for baking and then always having half a carton left with nothing to use it for. Now I don't bother and just make this! Thanks:)

sofie-a-toast
This is exactly the way I make buttermilk, which I never purchase (who needs to with this substitute?!). I like to use fat-free milk and have never had any problems. I always use lemon juice as opposed to vinegar simply because the smell of vinegar repulses me. ;)

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Tweaks

I use this method also and sometimes vary the "acid" by using vinegar instead of lemon juice. My Grandmother taught me this trick years ago. This recipe is definately worth knowing, especially if you are like me and start cooking when the mood strikes rather than after checking the pantry. Thanks!!

Acerast

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Dine Dish

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