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Post by Kate * on Mar 3, 2015 18:22:59 GMT
Anyone use and recommend any of these dry buttermilk things? Amazon offers a few brands:
Hoosier Hill Farm Saco Bob's Red Mill New England Cheesemaking Supply NOW
I've been looking for buttermilk for a while to make salad dressing and another recipe. They don't sell it here in either the fresh or dry form. I know there's a method of adding vinegar to milk to create buttermilk, but would like to try something made from the real thing. |
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Post by papersilly on Mar 3, 2015 18:28:56 GMT
dry buttermilk? huh--- who knew? anyway, I've always just done the "add vinegar" method and it's always worked fine for me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 18:34:51 GMT
I like Bob's Red Mill but I don't know how it compares to the others since I've not used them.
Bob's is much better flavor than the milk/vinegar.
eta: Dried buttermilk is a lot like powered milk in that some people can taste a "cooked" or "off" flavor from the processing. Others can't taste it. It will be fine in a full recipe but I don't know how well it will work in a salad dressing. Make sure to chill it well to improve the flavor. |
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Post by eebud on Mar 3, 2015 19:02:43 GMT
I use Saco. That is the only brand I ever see in the store so that is the only one I use. I am not a buttermilk connoisseur so I don't taste any difference.
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Post by Kate * on Mar 3, 2015 19:37:14 GMT
Thanks ladies. hmmm... well, guess I will try vinegar added to half & half (no milk in the house) and see how that goes, then decide which buttermilk mix to get later.
I think it was Saco I tried many years ago in bread making, but it seems like 3/4 would get thrown out. whatever one I try this time will stay in the fridge (as do most of my seasonings nowadays).
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Post by Restless Spirit on Mar 3, 2015 19:39:06 GMT
I use Saco. That is the only brand I ever see in the store so that is the only one I use. I am not a buttermilk connoisseur so I don't taste any difference. This. I don't drink buttermilk, so I don't know what "real" buttermilk even tastes like. LOL My DH *is* a buttermilk self-professed buttermilk snob and is very picky about which buttermilk he buys. I say "he buys" because I just stand back and let him pick out what he wants because I'm that clueless about buttermilk. I do use the Saco buttermilk from time to time in baking and I've used it in blue cheese dressing. I think it tastes fine in that recipe because I use Maytag Blue Cheese that pretty much dominates the other flavors and ingredients in the recipe. ETA: Oh yes. Definitely store the dry in the refrigerator. I discovered that the hard way - after tossing out a couple of barely used containers because it went stale after opening. duh. |
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Post by eebud on Mar 3, 2015 20:17:37 GMT
I use Saco. That is the only brand I ever see in the store so that is the only one I use. I am not a buttermilk connoisseur so I don't taste any difference. This. I don't drink buttermilk, so I don't know what "real" buttermilk even tastes like. LOL My DH *is* a buttermilk self-professed buttermilk snob and is very picky about which buttermilk he buys. I say "he buys" because I just stand back and let him pick out what he wants because I'm that clueless about buttermilk. I do use the Saco buttermilk from time to time in baking and I've used it in blue cheese dressing. I think it tastes fine in that recipe because I use Maytag Blue Cheese that pretty much dominates the other flavors and ingredients in the recipe. ETA: Oh yes. Definitely store the dry in the refrigerator. I discovered that the hard way - after tossing out a couple of barely used containers because it went stale after opening. duh.Yes, do store it in the refrigerator after it has been opened. It will keep for quite a while in the fridge. |
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