Culinary TIPS: Buttermilk

Buttermilk is a common ingredient used in baking. It is easily found at the local supermarket here in the U.S but not so commonly sold back home in Malaysia, and NO it's not butter + milk.

What is buttermilk? It is a watery liquid containing small butter grains that is produced from the churning process of making the actual butter.

If you are unable to find buttermilk or simply ran out of one, this milk recipe can be substituted to make buttermilk.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup skimmed milk
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Method:
1. Mix the above and leave it to set in the fridge for say 10 to 15 minutes. It is then ready to be used in replacement of buttermilk with the same measurements in any recipe.

Rest assured, there will be no added lemony flavour to your recipe.

* tbsp = tablespoon