Buttermilk

[Otter]

When buttermilk is called for do you usually: 1). use buttermilk 2). make with lemon juice 3). make with SACO powder.

 

[crewsk]

I usually make it with lemon juice beause when I buy buttermilk & use what I need, the rest ends up going down the drain.

 

[Alix]

I'm about 1/2 and 1/2 with the buttermilk vs soured milk thing. I rarely keep buttermilk in the house, but when I have it, I use it to make those things that I feel require it.

 

[Audeo]

I use buttermilk. Always have some and it rarely goes to waste here. Love the stuff!

 

[crewsk]

Otter, is SACO powder a dry buttermilk? It is ringing a bell in my head but it's not loud enough to be heard clearly this morning.

 

[Otter]

Otter, is SACO powder a dry buttermilk? It is ringing a bell in my head but it's not loud enough to be heard clearly this morning.

It's dry, and 4T added to 1 cup water = 1 cup buttermilk. I always wound up throwing out buttermilk, so I went to adding lemon, but with only skim in the house, it came out wimpy. I have a can of the SACO powder now, but have yet to use it.

 

[Alix]

Is SACO an acronym or is that the real name of the stuff. I will look for this in the store, but want to be sure to get the right stuff.

 

[crewsk]

Now that bell is real loud! Thanks Otter. My mom uses SACO. (I did a serch for it & when I saw the can I rememberd seeing it sitting on the counter at her house lastnight.)

 

[Otter]

Now that bell is real loud! Thanks Otter. My mom uses SACO. (I did a serch for it & when I saw the can I rememberd seeing it sitting on the counter at her house lastnight.)

Let me know if she has any usage tips above and beyond what's on the label. Thanks!

 

[crewsk]

I'll check with her for you this afternoon.

 

[crewsk]

Have you checked out their website? There are a lot of good looking recipes there.

http://www.sacofoods.com/culteredbuttermilkblend.html

http://www.sacofoods.com/cgi-bin/recsearch.cgi

The first link is to their homepage & the 2nd is to their recipes using the buttermilk powder. I didn't go through all the recipes because there are so many of them.

 

[Audeo]

WOW! I MUST GET SOME OF THIS!!!

Thanks, otter and crewsk! I had never heard of this product, but the website sure got my attention! I'm going to have to find some and try it out in baking.

 

[Otter]

Thanks, crewsk, hadn't gotten there yet, but it is "on the list."

 

[crewsk]

You are both very welcome! Now, I guess it's time for me to get some too!

 

[Barbara L]

I keep a canister of SACO in my freezer. I use milk with vinegar sometimes also. If I know ahead of time I will be making something with it, I might buy buttermilk some time, but since I don't like to drink it I don't keep it on hand.

Barbara

 

[Alix]

Just a tip for those of you using vinegar to sour milk. Try using lemon juice instead, no nasty aftertaste and same effects.

 

[Barbara L]

Thanks Alix. I've never noticed a problem using vinegar, but I will try the lemon juice some time. I looked it up just before my last post, and you use a little less vinegar than lemon juice. I love the powdered buttermilk, so I've been using that mostly.

Barbara

 

[marmalady]

I use buttermilk - it will keep FOREVER in the fridge - lol, I had some that was a month over date once, and it was fine!

And remember, it's not just for biscuits - 'marinating' chicken or catfish in buttermilk is an awesome way to go!

 

[crewsk]

Otter, I checked with my mom & she didn't have anything to add to what's on the back of the can of SACO other than that she uses it in her cornbread instead of regular milk.

 

[Michael in FtW]

I generally use buttermilk - but I have resorted to making my own substitute (lemon juice and milk) a couple of times.

I generally only buy a pint or quart (depends on how much I need) and if there is any leftover I do what my grandma did .... crumble up some cornbread in a glass, cover with buttermilk, eat with a spoon.