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5 Minute Homemade Buttermilk

July 23, 2017 by Tracy | Updated November 11, 2019 This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy.

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Ready to make a recipe but you don't have any buttermilk? No problem, just two ingredients and 5 minutes and you can make your own Homemade Buttermilk!Ready to make a recipe but you don't have any buttermilk? No problem, just two ingredients and 5 minutes and you can make your own Homemade Buttermilk!

How many times have you gotten all excited about a recipe and done a survey of your fridge for ingredients only to find out you don't have any buttermilk. Ppppffffpfpfpfpfpfff.... Yup, that's the sound of your ballon deflating.  Until now: 5 Minute Homemade Buttermilk!  You've already seen how easy it is to make Homemade Brown Sugar, right?  Well this Homemade Buttermilk, it's even easier.
Ever been stuck without Buttermilk for a recipe? No problem! You can make your own Homemade Buttermilk with just two ingredients!Seriously.  Embarrassingly easy given the number of times I've run to the grocery store all disheveled because I had a hankering for buttermilk pancakes.  OR run to the grocery store for buttermilk and then get distracted by something else, made it home, then realized you still didn't get the damn buttermilk.  Not like I've eevveerr done that.  Ever been stuck without Buttermilk for a recipe? No problem! You can make your own Homemade Buttermilk with just two ingredients!Just add the lemon juice (or vinegar) to the milk and then let it sit for at least 5 minutes (or up to 10) until the milk thickens and begins to curdle slightly.
Ready to make a recipe but you don't have any buttermilk? No problem, just two ingredients and 5 minutes and you can make your own Homemade Buttermilk!

!  Done !  Seriously. Anyone else feel a little embarrassed about a frantic store run or giving up on a recipe because you didn't have buttermilk?  I sure did once I realized how easy this 5 Minute Homemade Buttermilk is!

Now I can check off another ingredient I've figured out how to make from scratch!  This will come in handy for my Boston Cream Cupcakes and Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing!  And most importantly, it'll be one more ingredient I'll be able to explain to my future little mess maker M, how it's made and hopefully by doing that, feed her curiosity to learn where and what her foods are made of.

Is there something you've thought about making From Scratch but not sure how or where to start?  Let me know and I'd love to help you figure out how!  Email me  or find me on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.  If I can make it, trust me, you can too!

5 Minute Homemade Buttermilk

Ready to make a recipe but you don't have any buttermilk? No problem, just two ingredients and 5 minutes and you can make your own Homemade Buttermilk!
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Author: Tracy

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Whole Milk or 2%
  • 2 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice or vinegar

Instructions

  • Add milk to a large bowl, pitcher, or large mason jar. Add lemon juice (or vinegar) to milk and let sit for 5 - 10 minutes until milk thickens or begins to slightly curdle.
  • Use in you favorite recipes that call for buttermilk!
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  1. Christy

    December 15, 2021 at 1:16 pm

    5 stars
    Very good last minute improve when you dont have buttermilk. Saved my Thanksgiving dinner!

    Reply
    • Tracy

      December 15, 2021 at 1:34 pm

      This is the best kind of review! So happy to hear it, thanks so much for sharing!

      Reply
  2. Michele

    November 27, 2020 at 8:10 am

    5 stars
    Made your sub recipe for French's Fried Onions and used this recipe as well. Turned out just as described and worked perfectly! Thank you!

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    • Tracy

      November 27, 2020 at 8:28 am

      Wonderful to hear, Michele! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
  3. Karen Prescher

    November 14, 2020 at 10:49 am

    Hi there, i was wondering if you can use lemon juice instead of fresh lemon? Your recipe has vinegar as the only substitute. Thank you

    Reply
    • Tracy

      November 14, 2020 at 12:30 pm

      Definitely!

      Reply
  4. Marv Brophy

    September 03, 2020 at 8:09 pm

    I just read your blog about DIY ketchup, fry sauce and buttermilk. Pretty creative! I recently got put on a low salt diet and the ability to make my own ketchup will be a life saver (literally!). I make all of my own spice mixes and to be able to add to my repertoire is priceless. Thanks!

    Reply
    • Tracy

      September 03, 2020 at 9:15 pm

      Thank YOU, Marv! I hope that some of these recipes help you with your low salt diet 🙂

      Reply
  5. Shay

    April 22, 2018 at 1:29 am

    This is not Buttermilk. This is Sour Milk, and there is a Big difference in how they taste and how you use them.
    There are 2 ways to get buttermilk; the left over "milk" from churning butter or fermenting it.

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    • Vampy

      June 10, 2019 at 5:47 pm

      Shay,
      No it's not buttermilk but I do not like buttermilk and to use this in a recipe suffices.

      Reply
      • coral Harris

        August 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm

        ya better than running 30 miles to the store.

        Reply
        • Kiki

          November 26, 2020 at 6:24 am

          5 stars
          Exactly Coral..... My grandmother used "sour milk" as a substitute for buttermilk. Whatever it is called, it works!

          Reply

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