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Buttermilk Substitute

Feb 17, 2015 · 6 Comments

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A helpful Buttermilk Substitute guide for when you don't have any on hand. Super easy, with just TWO ingredients and does the trick every time!

A helpful Buttermilk Substitute guide for when you don't have any on hand. Super easy, with just TWO ingredients and does the trick every time!| life hack | diy hack | food hack

Buttermilk Substitute

Buttermilk pancakes, buttermilk biscuits,... So many delicious things to be made with buttermilk.  But what if you don't have buttermilk on hand?! Don't fret.  Here's a super easy buttermilk substitute using ingredients you probably do have on hand.

I use this quite often because I rarely ever have any buttermilk, and it works wonderfully.  Plus, it couldn't be any easier with just two ingredients! Just mix up the ingredients and let it set in a bowl for a few minutes and voila! You can use for whatever tasty recipe you're making that needs buttermilk!

The following recipe will give you one cup of buttermilk substitute.

 

A helpful Buttermilk Substitute guide for when you don't have any on hand. Super easy, with just TWO ingredients and does the trick every time!| life hack | diy hack | food hack

 

 

A helpful Buttermilk Substitute guide for when you don't have any on hand. Super easy, with just TWO ingredients and does the trick every time!| life hack | diy hack | food hack

Buttermilk Substitute Recipe

A helpful Buttermilk Substitute guide for when you don't have any on hand. Super easy, with just TWO ingredients and does the trick every time!| life hack | diy hack | food hack

Buttermilk Substitute

A helpful Buttermilk Substitute guide for when you don't have any on hand. Super easy, with just TWO ingredients and does the trick every time!
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Prep Time: 6 minutes minutes
Total Time: 6 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Calories:
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Ingredients

  • milk whole milk works best, but 2% or 1% work too
  • white vinegar

Instructions

  • Place 1 tablespoon white vinegar in a liquid measuring cup. Fill the measuring cup up the rest of the way to one cup with milk.
  • Let mixture sit for 5 minutes. Then it's ready to use for your recipe.
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  1. Cheri says

    February 23, 2015 at 11:41 am

    Thanks for this. I have so many recipes that need buttermilk, but I don't ever buy it! visiting from Round Tuit

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  2. All That's Jas says

    February 23, 2015 at 7:47 pm

    Who knew! Good to know. Thanks for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things, hope to see you again!

    Reply
  3. Terri says

    May 29, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    The tips for the buttermilk and cake flour were wonderfully helpful to know. I always thought flour was flour!
    Not a chef nor a baker, T

    Reply
  4. Brittiany says

    May 20, 2022 at 6:41 pm

    Your recipe worked, but your page is littered with ads. It's almost unusable.

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    • Michelle says

      May 20, 2022 at 8:20 pm

      I'm sorry your experience wasn't ideal. Thank you for the feedback, and I will look into it.

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    October 22, 2023 at 6:15 pm

    Thanks ladys for the best recipes Ed

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