Sometimes you see it coming: Buttermilk pancakes. Buttermilk fried chicken. Buttermilk biscuits. Other times, it sneaks up on you: “Wait, there’s buttermilk in this recipe?” If you don’t have it on ...

Never leave buttermilk out of a recipe — it's essential for adding moisture and helping batters rise. You can create buttermilk substitutions using other dairy such as milk, yogurt, and sour cream.

Milk and Lemon Juice or Vinegar This stellar method for making buttermilk at home is one of our favorites. Technically, it’s soured milk since it lacks the fermentation of real, cultured buttermilk, ...

Have you ever needed buttermilk for a recipe — like Chili Pepper Madness’ jalapeno “bottle caps” or Alexandra’s Kitchen’s buttermilk blueberry breakfast cake — but didn’t have any on hand? If so, ...