How to make buttermilk

Buttermilk according to Wawa is a soured milk which can be achieved by adding acid to the milk :)

The name, buttermilk for me is very deceiving because for all you know, buttermilk does not contain butter at all! Perhaps the name buttermilk derive from the process of making it which is similar to the process of making butter? But butter does not taste sour at all! My first thought when I stumbled upon the word buttermilk was milk candy sort of like toffee T_T

Anyways, buttermilk is very expensive here in Malaysia. But here's a good thing! You can make it by yourself using acid of any kind e.g vinegar, lime juice, lemon juice etc etc and milk. All you need to do is 'peram' the acid of your choice with milk! (what is peram in english? anyone?)

The basic measurement is:

1 tablespoon acid + milk = until it reaches 1 cup, and leave it for 10 minutes at least.

In my case I want to use only 1/4 c of buttermilk. So I put 1/4 tbs vinegar + milk until it reaches 1/4 cup. I whisk it a bit and leave it for about ten minutes.

There are a lot of recipes that calls for buttermilk from the simplest pancake to buttermilk chicken. So now that u know how to make buttermilk, don't be afraid to try those recipes! And one thing for sure, if the recipe calls for buttermilk use buttermilk and don't simply throw in regular milk. Buttermilk will help your food to be more fluffier and lighter :)))