Everything you need to know about cooking and baking with buttermilk including how to make your own buttermilk substitute at ...

Never leave buttermilk out of a recipe — it's essential for adding moisture and helping batters rise. You can create buttermilk substitutions using other dairy such as milk, yogurt, and sour cream.

Unless we are really planning ahead, when "buttermilk" comes up as in ingredient in a recipe, it's unlikely most of us have it on hand. Easy solution: Make your own. Place 1 tablespoon lemon juice or ...