I have a quart of buttermilk. What can I make with it?

Question

I'd like to make some sort of simple dessert because I am NO cook! Thanks.

Answer 1

Grandma's (Handmade) Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits

Ingredients:

3 cups all purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cups buttermilk
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup Crisco shortening

Sift the flour to make sure there are no lumps. Add in
the baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Add the
Crisco slowly, working it into the dry ingredients.
You can use a large spatula or spoon, but I preferred
using my hands.

Next add the buttermilk, working it into the mixture
too. After everything is thoroughly mixed, plop it
down on a floured counter top or cutting board.

Turn you oven to 450 to allow it to preheat. While
it's heating up knead your dough until it is about
the consistency of clay that kids play with in
grade school. You can make it a little dryer
if need be by sprinkling more flour on your
counter or cutting board. As you knead your dough
it will pick up more of the flour.

After you have it the right consistency you can
shape your biscuits by hand or using a cookie
cutter. I preferred pinching off a chunk, rolling
it into a ball, and then patting it a little flat.
It takes a little practice to get you biscuits all
about the same size. If you want them more perfect,
you can roll out your dough using a rolling pin and
then cut them with a round cookie cutter. That
would look neater when you have company over.

Anyway, place you biscuits on a cookie sheet that
is either lightly greased or lightly sprinkled with
flour. If you use the flour option, be sure not to
put too much.

Bake these biscuits for rougly 18 minutes on the
middle rack in your oven (depends upon how hot
your oven is and how far this rack is from the
top). If the rack is too low you can move the
biscuits to the top rack the last minute of so
to get them browned just the way you want. Leave
them on the middle rack and thy should turn out
lightly browned.

Pop them out of the over and eat them while still
piping hot. That's the only way to get the butter
to melt just right.

Enjoy!

Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
Cake:
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup cold water
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs


Icing:
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
5 tablespoons buttermilk
4 cups icing (confectioners') sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla



Directions:
Cake:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl combine the flour and sugar.


In a small saucepan, or in a microwave dish, combine the butter, cocoa and water. Heat to boiling. Pour over the flour mixture and mix well.


Add buttermilk, vanilla, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and eggs. Mix well.


Pour batter into a greased jelly roll pan. Bake for 20 minutes.


Icing:
5 minutes before the cake is done, combine butter, cocoa and buttermilk in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil.


Remove from heat, beat in icing sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Remove cake from oven and spread icing while the cake is hot.

Lemon Buttermilk Pudding Cake

Serves: 4 - 7.5 oz portions

Preparation time: 55 minutes

Ingredients:

8 oz granulated sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 fl oz unsalted butter, melted
2 3/4 oz lemon juice, fresh
1 egg yolk, large
1 1/2 c buttermilk
3 large egg whites
mint leaves, sprigs for garnish
Heat the oven to 350ºF(177ºC).

Place all ingredients except egg whites and half of the sugar in a blender.

Beat the egg whites and sugar and fold them into the cake mixture with a whisk or spatula, and pour into a buttered 8x8 baking pan.

Set the cake pan in a larger pan and pour hot water into this pan to come half way up the sides of the cake pan.

Bake for 45 minutes until top is lightly browned. Serve with whipped heavy cream and garnish with a sprig of mint.

Apple Buttermilk Cake


2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups cored and finely chopped Granny Smith apples
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
Lemon frozen yogurt (optional)

Almond Crumb Topping
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup chopped blanched almonds
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine

1.) Prepare Almond Crumb Topping; set aside.

2.) In medium bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, almonds and cinnamon.

4.) Heat oven to 375° F. Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan. In small bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, the baking powder, and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and both sugars until blended; beat in egg. Add buttermilk and flour mixture alternately, mixing just until blended.

5.) Mix in softened butter or margarine until mixture is crumbly.

7.) Toss apple with remaining 1/2 cup flour; add to batter with lemon zest. Spread batter in baking pan. Top with Almond Crumb Topping. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. If desired, serve with Lemon frozen yogurt.

Answer 2

read that label again. I bet a button it does NOT say expired. I bet it says best if used by and probably also says will remain wholesome for up to a week after this date. In any case, there are tons of recipes that call for buttermilk, from breads, cakes to pancakes, biscuits, etc. this one recipe is the bomb if you like coconut. Ingredients 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 cup butter, melted 3 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 1/2 ounces flaked coconut, divided 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shells Directions Combine the sugar and flour in a large bowl. Add melted butter, eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and 2/3 of the coconut. Mix well. Pour mixture into shell. Sprinkle with remaining coconut. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until set. Or this fruit salad... Ingredients 1 (6 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding 2 cups buttermilk 1 (11 ounce) cans fruit cocktail, drained 1 (20 ounce) cans pineapple chunks, undrained 8 ounces Cool Whip, thawed 1 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained 1/2 cup coconut Directions Combine vanilla pudding and buttermilk; mix well. Add all of the fruits and Cool Whip. Most all fruits taste good in this, so add whatever fits your personal preferences. Also good with mini-marshmallows. Mix all ingredients together and chill for at least an hour. I prefer to make the night before. Enjoy! If you are making for a large crowd, recipe doubles very easily! Just google buttermilk recipes and tons will pop up.

Answer 3

This isn't dessert, but I use butter milk when I make my mother in-laws recipe of fried chicken. I use boneless chicken breasts and sometimes cut them up into smaller pieces and put them in a bowl of buttermilk. Make sure it is deep enough to cover all the chicken and let it set for about 15 min. Then with your frying pan ready with grease on med/hi start taking the pieces out of the buttermilk and rolling them in a bowl of flour and place in pan of grease until golden brown and turn them over to get the other side. This is the best fried chicken I've ever eaten, except for Popeyes!

Answer 4

BUTTERMILK FUDGE

1 c Buttermilk
1 ts Baking soda
2 tb Corn syrup
2 tb Butter or margarine
2 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Chopped pecans

1. Butter 8-inch square pan. Lightly butter side of 3-quart saucepan.
2. Combine buttermilk and baking soda in prepared saucepan, then add corn
syrup, butter and sugar. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until
sugar dissolves and miuxture comes to a boil. Wash down sides of pan with
pastry brush frequently dipped in hot water to remove sugar crystals.
3. Add candy thermometer, reduce heat to low. Stir mixture occasionally.
Continue to cook until mixture reaches the soft-ball stage (238 F).
4. Pour into large heat-proof mixer bowl. Cool to lukewarm. Add vanilla
and beat with heavy-duty electric mixer until thick.Beat in pecans when
candy starts to lose its gloss. Spread in prepared pan. Score fudge into
squares with knife. Refrigerate until firm. Cut into squares. Store in
refrigerator.

Note: Mixture boils up!! Mkae sure to use a large 3 quart saucepan!! Makes
about 1 pound. From Best Recipes: Simple, Easy Candy recipes.

Answer 5

Dessert huh...OK. Here's an easy one that uses a cake mix as the base.

Santa's Favorite Cake

This cake is a red velvet cake with a peppermint twist, and a delicious peppermint cream cheese frosting. (To save time, you can buy the cream cheese frosting this time of year and add the peppermint...)

INGREDIENTS
1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
3 egg whites
1 1/3 cups buttermilk
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (9 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 egg
1 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons red food coloring
1 teaspoon cider vinegar

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup margarine, softened
2 (16 ounce) packages confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons peppermint extract
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.
In a large bowl, combine white cake mix, 3 egg whites, 1 1/3 cups buttermilk, and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Mix with an electric mixer for 2 minutes on high speed. In a separate bowl, combine yellow cake mix, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1 egg, cocoa, red food coloring, and vinegar. Use an electric mixer to beat for 2 minutes on high speed.
Spoon white batter alternately with red batter into the prepared cake pans. Swirl batter gently with a knife to create a marbled effect.
Bake in preheated oven for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted into the centers comes out clean. Let cool in pans for at least 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and margarine until smooth. Gradually blend in sugar until incorporated and smooth. Stir in peppermint extract. Spread peppermint cream cheese frosting between layers, and on top and sides of cake.

Answer 6

You could always make the infamous Buttermilk pancakes!

Answer 7

Mix it with pudding mix and pour it into a graham cracker crust to make a thick pie, then let it set in the freezer.

Answer 8

forget the cooking and just drink it! If u havent tried it, it is GOOD!!

Answer 9

Drink it! Its really good.