Buttermilk

If you saw the menu posted for dinner last week you would have seen that I was making a cold tomato soup with cornbread croutons (this was a huge hit in our house!).  I made the cornbread from scratch using the recipe on the side of the cornmeal container, but I didn't have any milk other than whole in the fridge and I didn't want to add all of that fat to it, so I used some low-fat buttermilk that I had.  I don't know why I have never done this before, but I will tell you that I will only use buttermilk in cornbread going forward!  The bread turned out so moist and light, it was just delicious! 

You can make your own buttermilk using the following recipe:


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Homemade Buttermilk

Ingredients:

• Milk (just under one cup, and you can use any kind you want, including skim)
• 1 Tablespoon white vinegar or lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Place a Tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup.
2. Add enough milk to bring the liquid up to the one-cup line.
3. Let stand for five minute. Then, use as much as your recipe calls for.

Here are some fun recipes I found using buttermilk, besides in pancakes, biscuits, scones, waffles, etc.

Buttermilk Bark



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Buttermilk Syrup



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Buttermilk Pound Cake

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Buttermilk-Cumin Crackers from Martha Stewart