41 Easy Buttermilk Recipes for Any Time of Day
Like a spritz of lime juice on a taco, buttermilk makes your favorite foods come alive. These buttermilk recipes have an acidic pop, with creaminess and moisture to boot. All that from the carton languishing in the back of your fridge. The acidity that gives buttermilk its signature tartness also activates leaveners likebaking soda, producing a lighter, fluffier sheet cake or banana bread—or buttermilk pancakes and buttermilk biscuits.
If you’re looking to add that distinctive sourness and depth of flavor to your favorite dish but have no buttermilk on hand, simply combine one tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice and one cup milk and wait five minutes. If you have a bit more time and elbow grease, you can even自己做黄油和脱脂乳. Either way, these buttermilk recipes will add some effortless tang to your table.
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell3/41Buttermilk Waffles
This classic recipe from theGourmetarchives is just calling for butter and syrup. Or yogurt and berries. Or all of the above. Read on to learnhow to make waffles that come out crispyevery time.
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Photo by Chelsie Craig, Prop Styling by Emily Eisen, Food Styling by Molly Baz4/41Orecchiette With Buttermilk, Peas, and Pistachios
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks6/41Vanilla-Buttermilk Layer Cake With Orange Frosting and Raspberries
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell11/41Chicken Salad With Apricots, Celery, and Blue Cheese
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Photo by Laura Murray, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich12/41Grains in Herby Buttermilk
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Photo by Tara O'Brady13/41Spinach and Cheese Slab Biscuits
These pillowy biscuits from Epi contributor Tara O'Brady are stuffed with spinach and cheese, but they work equally well with any other vegetable you care to throw at them. Swap the spinach for up to a cup of roasted squash, charred poblanos, or other cooked vegetable, and sub the Gruyère with any other cheese you like.
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Photo by Chelsie Craig, Food Styling by Molly Baz15/41Pan-Seared Scallops With Chorizo and Corn
Thisscallop recipeis basically summer on a plate. Searing scallops in the amber-hued fat rendered from cooking chorizo results in a gorgeously caramelized crust and gives the shellfish a wonderfully smoky flavor. The corn bathes in a rich buttermilk sauce.
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donna hay magazine, photography by Chris Court16/41Chicken and Caraway Schnitzel With Buttermilk Spaetzle
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kat Boytsova19/41Chilled Beet Soup With Buttermilk, Cucumbers, and Dill (Chlodnik)
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Photo by Alex Lau, Food Styling by Sue Li, Prop Styling by Elizabeth Jaime21/41Hand Salad With Buttermilk, Grapefruit, and Mixed Seeds
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Grace Parisi22/41Buttermilk Biscuits With Honey Butter
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks25/41Diner-Style Buttermilk Pancakes
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Marcus Nilsson29/41Roasted Strawberry–Buttermilk Sherbet
This whimsical frozen delight is a breeze to make. You just need an ice cream maker. (Once you get started makinghomemade ice cream, you might find yourself eating it by the pint.)
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Katherine Sacks34/41Vanilla-Buttermilk Sheet Cake with Raspberries and Orange Cream-Cheese Frosting
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Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Dawn Perry36/41Baked-Potato Buttermilk Biscuits
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Charles Masters, food styling by Michelle Gatton, prop styling by Brian Heiser40/41Grilled Iceberg Wedges with Buttermilk-Basil Dressing
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