How To Make Buttermilk (Buttermilk Substitute Recipe)

This is how to make buttermilk. In this recipe video, we'll show you how to make homemade buttermilk. This super-easy homemade buttermilk substitute works perfectly in all your recipes.
How to Make Buttermilk! Perfect for when you need buttermilk in a snap!

Buttermilk is an amazing ingredient for pancakes, cakes, and even fried chicken but it is so annoying to keep on hand. Most recipes require only a little and those big cartons expire in the blink of an eye. But this super-easy homemade buttermilk substitute works perfectly in all your recipes. Have you ever been following a recipe only to discover it calls for buttermilk and you don’t have any? Here’s a simple method to make a buttermilk substitute recipe with only 2 ingredients!

Buttermilk is a fermented dairy drink. Traditionally, it was the liquid left behind after churning butter out of cultured cream; however, most modern buttermilk is cultured. It is common in warm climates where unrefrigerated fresh milk sours quickly. This acidified buttermilk recipe is easy to make at home. Acidified buttermilk is a substitute made by adding a food-grade acid such as vinegar or lemon juice to milk.

If you love this easy How To Make Buttermilk from Plain Milk with Lemon Juice or Vinegar at home, let us know what you think in the comments below! #dished #buttermilk #recipe

0:00 Making the buttermilk
0:26 Finished buttermilk

Ingredients for making buttermilk at home:
1 cup whole or 2% milk, or heavy cream
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice or distilled white vinegar

Instructions for making homemade buttermilk:
- First measure out 1 cup of milk, you can use any variety of milk but here we used whole milk
- Next add 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice
- You can also used distilled vinegar if you have that instead
- Now just stir and let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes after which the milk should have thickened and there will be visible curdled bits
- Don’t be alarmed, this is exactly what you want
- Now you’re ready to use it to make biscuits, pancakes or whatever your heart desires

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[ScottWilliamson]

I did not know this. Thank you. Great tip.

[whyisluccataken]

I tried cooking it but it didn't work I portable did something wrong

[brentholladay]

5 min❔ you’re gonna have people thinking they did something wrong, it’s More like 20 - 30 minutes lady❕