Can you use 2% milk as a supplement for Buttermilk?

9 responses so far ↓

• 1 bashandpop // Nov 10, 2008

  No.

• 2 kt // Nov 10, 2008

  you can use it to substitute for buttermilk as long as you add a couple dashes of white vinegar to it.

• 3 CheddarCheese // Nov 10, 2008

  If you add a few drops of lemon juice to a cup of milk and let it stand for 5 minutes, you will have an acceptable substitute for buttermilk.

• 4 Linda M // Nov 10, 2008

  Not by itself. Put in a drop or two of lemon juice and let it sit for about 15 minutes. This adds the acid needed.

• 5 Crazeddoglady // Nov 10, 2008

  If the recipe calls for milk or buttermilk then yes. Otherwise, you’ve got other answers that are good.

• 6 Lynnie // Nov 10, 2008

  Yes
  Add a tsp or up to a tablespoon of either vinegar or lemon juice and stir it until it sours.

• 7 Valentines baby on the way // Nov 10, 2008

  If you do not have 1 cup buttermilk you can use 1 cup plain yogurt. You can use regular milk as well. I do not keep buttermilk around here but I have a recipe that calls for it. I use skim milk and my rolls still turn out fine.

• 8 Julia B // Nov 10, 2008

  You could but you would have to add 3 drops of lemon juice and let wait for 5 1/2 minutes. Then it will be even better then buttermilk! Yum!

• 9 Bruce // Nov 10, 2008

  Buttermilk is milk with no butterfat. Mixing 2% milk with some vinegar or lemon juice will lyield a result similar to buttermilk.