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Buttermilk Substitute

Making a recipe that calls for buttermilk? Use this simple substitute, and you won't need to buy any:

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 2 ingredients
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Why it works: Milk and vinegar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 28% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,949 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, pear. The science ↓

Buttermilk Substitute

Makes 1 glass

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

164Calories
8 gProtein
8 gFat
16 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Milk + vinegartop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,949 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs