Learn to make real buttermilk and skip all those buttermilk substitutes! Cultured buttermilk gives baked goods a light and fluffy texture and helps make them perfectly golden brown every time.
2tbspbuttermilkpreviously cultured, dehydrated cultures, or store-bought.
Instructions
Pour just under 2 cups of milk into a clean pint-size mason jar.
Add 2 tablespoons cultured buttermilk (be sure it says "live cultures" if it's store-bought) or read the instructions that came with your dehydrated cultures for the amount.
Place lid lightly on jar, allowing it to breathe, set it a warm area of your home away from other cultures or ferments.
Let sit for 8-12 hours.
Once it's as thick as you'd like, move it to the refrigerator and let it sit for 6-8 more hours. Your buttermilk is now ready to drink or use in recipes!
Notes
If using buttermilk from the store to culture your homemade buttermilk, be sure it says "live cultures" on the carton.
Keep your buttermilk about 6 feet away from other ferments or cultures you might have going in your kitchen.