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A small glass jug of buttermilk with lemon halves on the side on a table.

How To Make Buttermilk

Sarah Sears
Only two ingredients to make this buttermilk substitute in your own kitchen.
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Course Ingredient
Servings 1 cup

Ingredients
  

  • 250 ml 1 cup milk (cows or dairy free milk of choice)
  • 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Gently stir the vinegar/lemon juice into the milk and let it sit for 5-10 minutes or until it has thickened. The milk will curdle and look like it is no good to use anymore – this is what it is meant to look like!
  • Use in your recipe as you would store-bought buttermilk.

Notes

*If you use a non-dairy milk (e.g. almond milk), note that the buttermilk mixture will not be as thick.
** If your buttermilk isn’t clumpy, add another dash of vinegar or lemon juice.