Ingredient Question

[Roxy]

If a recipe calls for buttermilk...does anyone know what I can substitute for it? Not a big fan of buttermilk. Would like to make Paula Deen's hushpuppies...but..it calls for buttermilk.

[mew]

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For each cup, measure 1 Tbsp. of vinegar or lemon juice into a cup before adding milk. Allow to sit brief - it will appear 'curdled'.

[Ginger]

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Yes, sour milk can usually be interchanged with buttermilk in a recipe. That's what I use since I usually don't have buttermilk on hand.

[janabanana]

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Good question... But does it really work? Do you guys do it all the time instead of buy buttermilk? I need a 1/4 of a cup this weekend for a recipe and was planning on buy a quart and throwing the rest away.. yeah, waste of money.

[Roxy]

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Thanks for the help

[Cindy]

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I have used "sour milk" several times in place of buttermilk and it works great. You don't really ever taste the buttermilk in recipes so it does not have to be exact.

[Roxy]

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So if you have a recipe that calls for 1/4 cup buttermilk...you can just put a little lemon juice or vinegar in it?

[Cindy]

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2 tsp. vinegar to one cup of milk.

[Cindy]

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1 T. lemon juice to one cup of milk..



These are the two that I use. I think vinegar is a bit more acidic so you would use a little less in my opinion.

[janabanana]

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And how long do you let it set? Do you fridge it?

[Cindy]

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I use it when I make it. I suppose you could let it set, but it sours once the acid meets the milk.

[mew]

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Until the advent of buttermilk powder, I ALWAYS used sour milk to bake. You only have to let it sit a couple of minutes.

[floridagirly68]

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I always use the powder now too. But, Jana you can freeze leftover buttermilk too.