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Buttermilk is one of my favorite ingredients, so I need you to check out these 20+ Recipes Using Buttermilk! Keep reading for why baking with buttermilk is the BEST, how to store it (you can freeze it!), and recipes with buttermilk to use it up!
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Recipes with buttermilk are always soft, moist, and delicious! This post gives detail on why baking with buttermilk is so delicious, how to best store it, and includes 20+ Recipes Using Buttermilk!
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- What is Buttermilk?
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- Can you Freeze Buttermilk?
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What is Buttermilk?
Traditional buttermilk is the liquid left over after cream is churned into butter, but that hasn't been what you find in a grocery store since the 1920's! Buttermilk today is typically low fat milk that has bacteria added (friendly ones!) to thicken and sour it. (This does *not* mean that the milk has gone bad, and if your buttermilk smells bad you should not use it!)
What Does Buttermilk do in Baking?
Buttermilk lends a lovely, tangy flavor to baked goods while adding very little fat. The acidity of the buttermilk tenderizes gluten, so your bakes will have a softer texture to them. Cakes, breads, and muffins made with buttermilk tend to be lighter, fluffier, and more tender than those made with whole milk.
Can you Freeze Buttermilk?
Yes! Even if you don't use buttermilk often, there's no reason for it to go to waste! Buttermilk can be kept in the freezer for up to three months. You can freeze it in ice cube trays or in half-cup portions to make thawing/using it easier.
Buttermilk Substitutions
In recipes that specifically call for buttermilk, it's not recommended to replace it with regular milk, as it will not produce the same end result. Here are some substitutions you can use if you don't have buttermilk on-hand:
- Milk + lemon juice or white vinegar.Pour one tablespoonlemon juice OR white vinegar into a liquid measuring cup. Add milk (I like to use 1-2% milk for a similar fat content to buttermilk) to the one cup line. Stir, let sit 5 minutes, and then it's ready for use!
- Milk + cream of tartar. Add 1 ¾ teaspoons of cream of tartar to one cup of milk (I like to use 1-2% milk for a similar fat content to buttermilk). Stir until the cream of tartar dissolves completely, and then you're good to go!
- Sour cream + water. Sour cream is also cultured, as buttermilk is, just much thicker. Just add a bit of water to sour cream to thin it out to the consistency of buttermilk.
- Plain yogurt + water. Same school of thought as using the sour cream here. Just thin the yogurt to about the consistency of buttermilk.
- Plain Kefir. Kefir is a cultured, fermented milk. It is like a thin yogurt with a pourable consistency. You can substitute buttermilk with an equal measure of plain, unsweetened kefir.
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Recipes Using Buttermilk
Buttermilk can technically be used in almost all baked goods, but take a look at the leavening! If the recipe calls for baking powder (which is also acidic), you may want to use regular milk.
I really enjoy adding buttermilk to cakes, breads, and muffins. See below for all the delicious recipes from Live to Sweet using buttermilk!
Cakes and Cupcakes
Chocolate Orange Cake
This Chocolate Orange Cake is a single layer of moist, fluffy chocolate orange cake topped with chocolate orange buttercream! You will love this cake's depth of flavor!
Check out this recipe!
Strawberry Filled Cupcakes
These Strawberry Filled Cupcakes are soft & fluffy vanilla bean cakes with homemade honey-strawberry filling, topped with strawberry cream cheese frosting!
Check out this recipe!
Cornmeal Pound Cake with Blueberry Whipped Cream
This Blueberry Cornmeal Pound Cake is a slightly sweet cornmeal buttermilk pound cake topped with blueberry crème fraîche whipped cream!
Check out this recipe!
Peach Cobbler Pound Cake with Bourbon Glaze
This Peach Cobbler Pound Cake is a delicious cinnamon-peach pound cake with a gooey brown sugar top, drizzled with a vanilla bourbon glaze! This cake is serious comfort food!
Check out this recipe!
Raspberry White Chocolate Loaf Cake
This Raspberry White Chocolate Loaf Cake is a tender white chocolate pound cake topped with a scrumptious raspberry glaze! The flavors are so amazing you'll find yourself taking seconds!
Check out this recipe!
Chocolate Champagne Cake
This Chocolate Champagne Cake has super chocolatey champagne cake with champagne Italian meringue buttercream and dark chocolate ganache! For your next celebration, or anytime!
Check out this recipe!
Gingerbread Layer Cake
This Gingerbread Layer Cake has sweet, spiced gingerbread cake with a just-sweet-enough cinnamon mascarpone frosting, covered with soft gingerbread cookie tiles!
Check out this recipe!
Neapolitan Cake
The classic flavors of vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate combine in this Neapolitan Cake! This three-layer beauty is a celebration cake!
Check out this recipe!
Lavender Pound Cake with Strawberry Glaze
This Strawberry Lavender Pound Cake is so tender thanks to kefir (or buttermilk!), delicately flavored with lavender, and topped with strawberry-vanilla bean glaze! Pound cake perfection!
Check out this recipe!
Muffins & Breads
Lavender Biscuits
These Lavender Biscuits combine the comforting nostalgia of classic buttermilk biscuits with the enchanting flavor of lavender! Tender, flaky, and just a little sweet, you'll savor each bite!
Check out this recipe!
Butterscotch Banana Muffins
These Butterscotch Banana Muffins are soft, moist banana muffins with butterscotch chips! A twist on a classic! <3
Check out this recipe!
Blueberry Shortcake
This Blueberry Shortcake is a tender, flaky lavender biscuit topped with juicy fresh blueberries and vanilla bean whipped cream. Whether you're headed to a picnic, a summer party, or just staying home, these beauties are the perfect treat all summer long!
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Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Muffins
Simple and delicious, these Buttermilk Chocolate Chip Muffins will make your morning! The recipe makes a fabulous base for other flavors, so check out the recipe notes for apple-cinnamon and blueberry variations!
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Blackberry Buttermilk Muffins
These Blackberry Buttermilk Muffins are soft, moist bakery style buttermilk muffins that are bursting with fresh blackberries! The lovely flavors and textures of these muffins make them a fantastic way to start your day!
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Blackberry Lemon Bread
This Blackberry Lemon Bread is a moist, flavorful lemon bread studded with fresh blackberries and topped with the most gorgeous blackberry glaze!
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Nutella Muffins
These Nutella Muffins are tender buttermilk muffins filled and topped with nutella for a decadent breakfast treat! Mixing up in just one bowl, you'll be making these muffins on repeat!
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins
These delicious Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins are soft and moist double chocolate muffins with peanut butter streusel! They're an amazing way to start the day!
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More Recipes Using Buttermilk
Apple Shortcake
This Apple Shortcake is cornmeal buttermilk biscuits with caramel baked apples, cinnamon-cardamom whipped cream, and homemade salted caramel sauce!
Check out this recipe!
Honey Donuts with Vanilla-Honey Glaze
Honey Donuts with Vanilla Honey Glaze are soft, fluffy baked honey donuts with a flavorful vanilla bean-honey glaze! Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon pick-me-up!
Check out this recipe!
Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies are crisp at the edges, soft and chewy in the center, and absolutely delicious! With a little tweak to my go-to recipe, you don't need eggs to make perfect chocolate chip cookies!
Check out this recipe!
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