how can I make buttermilk?

Question

I am in europe and looked up a banana spice cake online and it calls for 1/4 cup Buttermilk...can I substitute anything for this....I cannot find it. Also it says eggs, seperated but doesn't say use yolks or whites is there a general term to say this and you just know which one? THanks!

Answer 1

Yes, you can make a substitute; I do it all the time for Banana Bread.....

Buttermilk: 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup equals 1 cup of buttermilk.
http://recipestoday.com/resources/articles/subchart.htm

Maybe the eggs are separated to beat in yolks with sugar and then whites folded in later...?
Re-read the recipe. What does it say in the instruction part?

Answer 2

Adding vinegar or lemon juice to regular milk will make it buttermilk but I'm sorry I don't know the quantities. You could try looking in the back of your cookbooks in the charts they list there or googling buttermilk recipe online.

The separated eggs part of a recipe usually lists how to use the eggs. Most of the time when I separate eggs, my recipes call for just using the whites and putting the yolks away for another time. Check the recipe again for how to use the separated eggs. If it calls for both the white and the yolk, I don't see the reason for separating them, unless the whites go into some kind of whipped topping for your recipe.'

Answer 3

there are many ways to substitute buttermilk. Here is my way:

Pour one cup of milk
Remove one tablespoon of that milk
Replace with one tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice
Let mixture sit for 5 minutes before using

RE eggs:
If you're absolutely certain that it doesn't say to use only whites or only yolks, don't bother to separate them - just throw them in. I make breads all the time and never separate the eggs...

Answer 4

Here are a few simple substitutes for buttermilk:

Combine one cup of milk (or soy milk) plus one tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar, and allow to stand for ten minutes.

Combine one cup of milk plus two teaspoons cream of tartar, and allow to stand for ten minutes.

Combine two parts plain yogurt plus one part milk OR plain, low-fat yogurt OR sour cream OR molasses (in batters that also call for baking soda).

As for the separated eggs, generally it will require you to use egg yolks during one phase of the recipe and egg whites during another phase -- such as the yolks for the cake batter and the whites for the frosting. If your recipe calls for separated eggs but then does not specify when to use each part, then you recipe is not complete. If you found it online, you may want to search for the same recipe on different sites and compare them.

Good luck!

Answer 5

1 cup whole milk, 1 Tablespoon vinegar

Answer 6

Add some vinegar to your milk
does it say to add yolks to dry ingredients
and whites to wet ingredients?

Answer 7

easy you can add 1tsp lemon juice or vinegar to milk to make it buttermilk

Answer 8

get some butter then get some milk mix them together then heat up for thirty seconds then leave to cool for a while or put it in the fridge for ten mins and there you go (depending on how much you want dpends on how much you make but always do a little bit extra)