The shortening can be replaced with butter of margarine. One can replace buttermilk with regular milk or you may add a teaspoon of vinegar to the milk which will make it curdle.
There is a chemical difference between sour milk and buttermilk. The most traditional uses are buttermilk, vinegar, and wine. Sour milk can easily be configured to buttermilk by adding a bit of salt and vinegar. However marinate at your own risk while using sour milk to remove the taste of game, it has often times replace one bad taste for another.
If you're asking for a buttermilk substitute, place one tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar in a one cup measure. Fill to one cup mark with regular milk and let sit for five minutes. Use for buttermilk in any [[Q/Can you replace milk for buttermilk in a recipe#|recipe]]. I don't think plain milk would give the correct flavor to the recipe.
Yes, we can substitute buttermilk for milk in recipe.
If you're asking for a buttermilk substitute, place one tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar in a one cup measure. Fill to one cup mark with regular milk and let sit for five minutes. Use for buttermilk in any recipe. I don't think plain milk would give the correct flavor to the recipe.
Yes. Buttermilk was originally the milk left over after churning butter. Today it is actually a product of skim milk with organisms (yeasts) added to it to get the same flavor and creaminess. A typical substitute for buttermilk in a recipe is 1 cup of milk (whole or reduced fat) and 1 tablespoon lemon juice for every cup of buttermilk needed. (the lemon juice is added for taste reasons only and not absolutely necessary.)
Bread Pudding taste richer with milk rather than buttermilk
Buttermilk in Spanish is suero de leche, (Serum of milk).
No, you can substitute buttermilk for milk but not for baking powder.
Yes, you can use buttermilk with baking powder.
I have used kefir as a straight substitute for commercial buttermilk in making cakes and biscuits - without any problems. I do not know the chemical differences/siimilarities, though.
Acid curdles milk. If you add a teaspoon of lemon juice to a glass of milk, it will give the milk the taste and texture of buttermilk. Some cooks actually do this when a recipe calls for buttermilk, and they don't have any on hand. It works just as well as using commercial buttermilk.