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Buttermilk Substitute

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 Buttermilk Substitute
Making a recipe that calls for buttermilk? Use this simple substitute, and you won't need to buy any:

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • Milk (just under one cup)
  • 1 Tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Place a Tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup.

2. Add enough milk to bring the liquid up to the one-cup line.

3. Let stand for five minute. Then, use as much as your recipe calls for.

Have heavy cream in the fridge? If so, you have everything you need to make real buttermilk:

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A life saver it worked, Member Madukez

Thank you for posting this recipe, well helping hand subsitute. I needed buttermilk for a biscuit recipe, and now I have a new kitchen helper.

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