Buttermilk/Lemon

[darrylfoster]

Looked in search here for buttermilk - only say possible Piimä subs

But net suggests lemon and milk:

How to Make Buttermilk Using Lemon
By Susan Sosbe, eHow Contributor
updated: August 21, 2009

Buttermilk Substitute
You decide you want to make a recipe that calls for buttermilk and you have none in the house. Luckily, there are ways to substitute for actual buttermilk in a recipe by mixing different ingredients without running to the store. One of those methods is to combine lemon juice in regular milk. The acidity of the lemons will curdle the milk effectively to use it as a buttermilk substitute.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:
1 lemon (or lemon juice)
1 cup milk
Measuring cup
Plastic wrap
1
Pour 1 cup of milk in the measuring cup.
2
Cut the lemon in half.
3
Squeeze the juice of one lemon half. Wrap the other lemon half in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. You need1 tbsp. of juice.
4
Add 1 tbsp. of lemon juice to the 1 cup of milk.
5
Let the mixture stand for about 5 or 10 minutes. You will be able to see where the milk has curdled.
6
Continue with the recipe as usual.


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But I am really wondering where the lemon and citric acid tastes and disappears to - ??

Or has anyone got some better ideas?

[ajl]

One can also add white vinegar - old books I have say to add one tablespoon to a cup of milk, but the vinegar here is often
twice as strong as what one gets in the states, so maybe 1.5 teaspoons would do, I don't know.

I have used lemon in the past (I didn't usually buy buttermilk before I suddenly got an urge for chocolate buttermilk cake,
but really most recipes calling for it just need an acid (soured milk/buttermilk) to balance other ingredients needed for
the cake to rise properly, give it the proper texture, etc). Never had any bad flavor combination from adding the
lemon juice.

[Rosamunda]

Buttermilk is available in Prisma. It's called kirnupiimä and it's packaged in a pink tetrapak brick (like the other piimä and milk). It's not Valio or Ingman, I can't remember the brand.

[onkko]

Buttermilk is available in Prisma. It's called kirnupiimä and it's packaged in a pink tetrapak brick (like the other piimä and milk). It's not Valio or Ingman, I can't remember the brand.

ILO http://www.ilmajoenosuusmeijeri.fi/piimat.html

[jas_rho]

What's the difference between buttermilk and piimä? I always thought it was the same thing.

And I thought that adding lemon to milk makes sour milk not buttermilk.

[ajl]

And I thought that adding lemon to milk makes sour milk not buttermilk.

That's why it is a substitute. As in, when you don't actually need the real thing to get similar results
in a recipe. For those of us who aren't likely to have a strong personal relationship with the ingredient
substitutes work okay for various recipes, for things like butter there is no acceptible substitute