How To Make Your Own Buttermilk

At WeeMunch we love to add buttermilk to recipes for pancakes (WeeMunch post on pancakes here) and scones. Buttermilk is just richer, creamier and easier to digest. I’ve always bought Avalon Dairy buttermilk. I love the old fashioned milk jars that it comes in.

There are, however, no dairies currently that make organic buttermilk in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. But, truly it doesn’t matter. It’s so easy to make you own that you could use your own raw, organic whole milk or organic whole milk that you can buy at the store.

There are many health benefits to drinking and baking with buttermilk. As a fermented milk product, buttermilk is considered a probiotic food, a food that contains live microorganisms that provide health benefits. Eating probiotics helps populate your intestine with health-promoting bacteria which may improve immune function and reduce diarrhea, among other potential health benefits. Here’s how to make it yourself at home.

Buttermilk Recipe

1 cup of organic whole milk
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
Add ingredients together and let stand for 5 minutes. And, voila! You have your buttermilk ready to add to any baking recipe.