How to Make Buttermilk Substitute

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    35mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    1
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    156

Learn how to make Buttermilk at home so you always have it on hand for my Buttermilk Biscuits, Pancake recipes, and even Irish Soda Bread.

Inspired by: https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/homemade-buttermilk/

recipe updated Jul 20, 2021

Ingredients

  • Milk icon
    Milk
    240 ml
  • Lemon juice icon
    Lemon juice
    2 tablespoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Glass measuring cup

Step preview

  1. Measure the milk into a jug
  2. Stir in lemon juice or vinegar into the milk
  3. Stir to combine
  4. Let sit for 30 minutes at room temperature until the milk begins to curdle and becomes acidic
  5. Use in place of buttermilk in the recipe as it calls for
  6. And if you don’t use it straight away store it in the fridge for up to 3 days
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