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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Easy, DIY Perpetual Buttermilk

We all know the common substitute for a cup of buttermilk using 1 T. lemon juice or vinegar and adding milk to measure 1 cup.  I have never been very satisfied with this substitute.  I do keep some dry buttermilk in my fridge (Saco), but I, by far, prefer using liquid buttermilk.  The problem is that I sometimes don't remember to pick it up.  I now keep liquid buttermilk on hand by making my own.

It takes only a small amount of commercial buttermilk to make homemade buttermilk, so before the buttermilk is gone I make a new batch. Once a batch of homemade buttermilk is made, it is possible to keep using the homemade buttermilk as a starter so one can keep making fresh buttermilk for quite some time.

The proportions to use are 1 part buttermilk, 4 parts milk and 1/8 t. Kosher salt per cup of milk used.  The method is as simple as placing the ingredients in a clean jar, shaking well, and letting the jar sit on the counter for 24 hours.  At that time, the mixture should be thick and smell like buttermilk.  Place in refrigerator to store.

Save some of this buttermilk to make the next batch of buttermilk.  Just keep saving some of the previous buttermilk batch to start the next batch.

I wish you could see how nice and thick this buttermilk is, much thicker than the commercial buttermilk I started with.

Any milk can be used to make this: whole, low-fat (which is what I usually use), skim and even goat's milk.  To make crème fraîche, stir 2 T. of the buttermilk into 1 cup of cream, cover and let stand 8 to 24 hours or until thick.

The recipe for 1 cup of buttermilk:
1/4 c. commercial buttermilk (or buttermilk from a previous batch)
1 c. milk
1/8 to Kosher salt

Combine ingredients in a clean jar, shake well.  Let sit on counter at room temperature for 24 hours.  Store in refrigerator.  Save enough buttermilk to make the next batch.

Each batch of buttermilk will last about two weeks.  If the amount of buttermilk gets "out of hand", it can be frozen.  I wrote a post about how freezing buttermilk here.

The next time there is a bit of buttermilk on hand, give this a try.

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11 comments:

  1. Thanks for the info, hmm I make my own yogurt and such now I will make this too !!!

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  2. What an awesome recipe! I've never heard of such a thing..you are the BEST at sharing these homemade concoctions. Thanks a million! Printing and pinning!

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  3. I just shared this great recipe at my Facebook page. =)

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  4. I THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for the Buttermilk Recipe and how to freeze it. So many times I come across recipes in using Buttermilk and DO NOT want to buy a QT. when the recipe only calls for a 1/2 cup. The reason I don't do these recipes is I do not drink Buttermilk and it goes to waste. Thank You So much again for this recipe........

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  5. Wonderful, thank you. I love buttermilk and buy it frequently to use in recipes, but end up drinking it, and sometimes it doesn't make it into a recipe. sigh. And as for freezing it, wow, love it.

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  6. we live in the UK and I'm not sure what Kosher salt is!! does normal salt work? (we have himalyan pink salt!)

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    1. Yes, normal salt will work. Kosher salt is just salt that is not as fine as normal table salt.

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    2. that's great, sorry quick question, 1.8 t of salt - does that mean tablespoon? we don't use t over here... teaspoon?

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    3. Yes, that is teaspoon. Here in the states t. is for teaspoon and T. is for tablespoon when shown in recipes. Sometimes tsp. is for teaspoon and tbls. is for tablespoon also. Hope that helps.

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  7. ah super thank you!! will get cracking on it! anything that saves us having to go to the shops at the moment is great.... all the best kirsten

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  8. Thanks for this amazing recipe of buttermilk. I will try this at home. Keep sharing this type of recipe. I want to know that can we store this for 2 to 3 days? you can also check out this.
    How to make Buttermilk

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