Title: Kitchen Tips: Buttermilk Substitute - Sugar Spun Run
Headings: Kitchen Tips: Buttermilk Substitute
Kitchen Tips: Buttermilk Substitute
How to make Buttermilk Substitute:
Buttermilk vs. Milk — Can I use milk instead of buttermilk in a recipe?
What Makes It Work?
HOW do you make Buttermilk at home?
How long will my buttermilk substitute stay good?
Can I substitute a non-dairy milk for regular milk in this recipe?
I keep seeing buttermilk substitutes that call for a “scant cup” of milk. What is a”scant cup”!?
How to Make Buttermilk Substitute
Ingredients
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition

Content: Stir. The milk will thicken and look a little… chunky or curdled. As we discussed above, this is a good thing, and exactly what we want here! The recipe is written for a full cup of buttermilk, but here is a breakdown for different measurements: 1 cup buttermilk = 1 Tablespoon lemon juice* + enough milk to fill to 1-cup line
¾ cup buttermilk = 2 ¼ teaspoons lemon juice* + enough milk to fill to ¾-cup line
⅔ cup buttermilk = 2 teaspoons lemon juice* + enough milk to fill to ⅔-cup line
½ cup buttermilk = 1 ½ teaspoon lemon juice* + enough milk to fill to ½-cup line
¼ cup buttermilk = ¾ teaspoon lemon juice* + enough milk to fill to ¼ cup line
* In all of these scenarios, the lemon juice can be substituted for distilled white vinegar. Substitute 1:1, the buttermilk substitute will work just as well either way. I’ve used both substitutions without issue. How long will my buttermilk substitute stay good? If you somehow made too much buttermilk substitute, don’t worry, you can store it! It should hold up about a week in a sealed container in your refrigerator.