ISO: Recipes Using Buttermilk

[Linda in MO]

Please help me use up some buttermilk that I have in the fridge. I've made the buttermilk pancakes and loved them.
Thanks!

[Susan]

Check out this previous thread on the same topic: http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/Forum1/HTML/002544.html

You might also want to doa search using the word "buttermilk".

~~Susan~~

[Concha]

My Mom's Irish Soda Bread uses 1 1/2 cups of buttermilk--I can post if you are interested. Also, there is a recipe for light ranch dressing with buttermilk as the base (3/4 cup) in the September 99 CL. Finally, the Buttermilk Dill rolls in December's issue were good, but you might want to check the past reviews of them before you try them.

[Jen]

Would someone mind posting the recipe for the buttermilk ranch dressing (Sept 99)? I started reading CL in October 99...too bad, since I often see recipes mentioned from September that sound good! (Nutritional info - fat, fibre, calories - would be appreciated too).

Thanks,
Jen

[Concha]

Jen--here is the ranch recipe:

3/4 cup lowfat buttermilk
1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried dill
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 garlic clove, minced

Combine all ingredients in a bowl; stir well with a whisk. Cover and chill. Yield: 1 cup (serving size: 2 tablespoons).

CALORIES 18 (20% from fat); FAT 4.g (sat0.3g, mono 0.1g; poly 0g); PROTIN 1.4g; CARB 1.9g; FIBER 0.1g; CHOL 0mg; IRON 0.1mg; SODIUM 90mg; CALC 33mg


I have found that the dry mustard can be a bit overpowering--use significantly less if you do not like the "bite" it imparts.

[Concha]

Sorry--made a mistake with the fat info--should be 0.4g!

[kwormann]

Linda in MO

not to go a completely different direction, but to keep form having extra buttermilk myslef, I always make it (with milk and vinegar)

Didnt know if you had heard of this "recipe"...

Kim http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif

[SHERRY]

You can also buy a great powdered buttermilk. Just mix in your dry ingredients according to instructions. It is great! Keeps in fridge for a long time.

[JennyLiz]

FYI- If you choose to freeze buttermilk (I use ice cube trays), when you thaw it for recipes, it will work fine in baked goods, but needs to be whipped in a blender if you use it in a dip or dressing. (As per Cooks Illustrated magazine).

Also, I tried the buttermilk ranch dressing (Sep 99) and it's not a repeater for us.

[shoyski]

I've successfully froze buttermilk.

[laden]

Sounds strange but it makes a great smoothie:

1 cup frozen strawberries
1 cup buttermilk
1tsp vanilla extract
sweetener of choice (I use 2 pkg equal)

whirl in blender till smooth.

[This message has been edited by laden (edited 01-06-2001).]