{"id":7800,"date":"2024-10-17T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addapinch.com\/cooking\/?p=7800"},"modified":"2025-03-20T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T16:03:17","slug":"homemade-buttermilk-substitute-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addapinch.com\/homemade-buttermilk-substitute-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Buttermilk Substitute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learn How to Make Buttermilk<\/strong> with just two ingredients<\/em> for a buttermilk substitute<\/strong> for cooking and baking! Helpful guide with more substitutes, along with dairy-free and vegan options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Buttermilk is one ingredient that I love to have on hand. But, sometimes, I think I have plenty in the fridge, only to realize that I don\u2019t. And if I’ve got the urge to make a Caramel Cake<\/a> and I’m out of buttermilk, then I’m making my own! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is easy to do and only takes two ingredients<\/strong> that work perfectly in baking and cooking. It tastes just like store-bought buttermilk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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What is Buttermilk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally, it was the leftover liquid from churning cream to make butter. This is now referred to as traditional buttermilk. What you buy in the grocery stores is now cultured, produced by adding cultures to milk during fermentation to simulate the lactic acid that would naturally occur in the traditional kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buttermilk adds a rich, tangy flavor and a thicker consistency than other kinds of milk. It works to tenderize meat and vegetables. The lactic acid also reacts with other ingredients like baking powder and baking soda in recipes and acts as a leavening agent. This helps batters and doughs to rise <\/strong>and be more tender<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how you’ll make a simple homemade buttermilk substitute for baking or cooking:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n