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Home » How to Substitute for Buttermilk

How to Substitute for Buttermilk

By Marybeth Feutz 8 Comments

Have you ever cooked a recipe that calls for buttermilk? What do you do if you don’t have any? Check out this easy trick to substitute for buttermilk.

How to Substitute for Buttermilk from My Fearless Kitchen. Have you ever cooked a recipe that calls for buttermilk? What do you do if you don't have any? Check out this easy trick to substitute for buttermilk.

How to Substitute for Buttermilk

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Lots of recipes call for just a little bit of buttermilk. But I haven’t found a way to buy just 1 cup of buttermilk at a time. In my grocery stores I can either buy a quart or a half gallon. And sometimes I just don’t plan ahead, and decide on the spur of the moment that I want pancakes for breakfast one weekend morning. So what can you do? Rush out to the store to buy too much buttermilk? Nope! Use this easy trick to make a substitute for buttermilk at home!

How to Substitute for Buttermilk from My Fearless Kitchen. Have you ever cooked a recipe that calls for buttermilk? What do you do if you don't have any? Check out this easy trick to substitute for buttermilk.

Buttermilk is basically soured milk. And you can do that at home, if you need to. All you need is a little bit of lemon juice and some milk. When I’m baking (which is when I usually use buttermilk), I like to use whole milk. Use a glass measuring cup. Put 1 tablespoon of lemon juice into the measuring cup. Then fill the cup up to the 1-cup mark with milk (it will be 1 Tablespoon less than 1 cup of milk). Give it a good stir, and let it sit for 5 minutes.

There you have it, 1 cup of soured milk, to use in place of buttermilk! Use this up right away. If you have any extra, just toss it. It won’t keep well.

If you need more than 1 cup, just double the recipe. Use 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice, then fill your measuring cup up to the 2-cup mark with milk. It’s as easy as that!

What do you like to make with buttermilk?

Enjoy!

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How to Substitute for Buttermilk

Marybeth Feutz
Have you ever cooked a recipe that calls for buttermilk? What do you do if you don't have any? Check out this easy trick to substitute for buttermilk.
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Prep Time 3 minutes mins
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 8 minutes mins
Servings 1 cup

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup whole milk

Instructions
 

  • Place 1 Tablespoon lemon juice in a glass measuring cup.
  • Fill the cup up to the 1-cup mark with whole milk. Stir well.
  • Let sit for 5 minutes.
  • Use as you would use buttermilk. Discard any leftovers

Notes

Recipe doubles easily.
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Comments

  1. Marinelis says

    01/08/2017 at 10:54 am

    5 stars
    Hi! Can I try this recipe with rice or almond milk?

  2. Marybeth Feutz says

    01/08/2017 at 1:07 pm

    Hm… I’m not sure. The lemon juice actually makes cow’s milk go sour, like buttermilk. I’m not sure if it would react the same way with rice or almond milk. I haven’t used them before. If you do try it, please let me know how it turns out!

  3. Carrie says

    11/02/2017 at 2:33 am

    Does this work with skim milk too?

  4. Marybeth Feutz says

    11/04/2017 at 6:35 pm

    Yes, it does!

  5. Linda Gilbert says

    01/21/2018 at 9:44 pm

    5 stars
    Mary, do you think this would work with Evaporated Milk (canned milk) ? We don’t drink regular milk but I always have evaporated milk in the pantry. Thank you

  6. Marybeth Feutz says

    03/02/2018 at 4:48 pm

    I haven’t tried it with evaporated milk. It should work… but I would test it out before you commit to using it in a recipe.

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