What can I use instead of Buttermilk powder?

Fresh milk + acid: 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar + milk to 1 cup; rest 10 min. Reconstituted buttermilk powder: 1/4 cup powder + 1 cup water.

What changes when you substitute Buttermilk powder?

Nothing significant. Slightly thinner.

Substitute for Buttermilk powder

What it does in a recipe: Shelf-stable cultured milk powder — pancake mixes' secret.

2 substitutes, ranked by what's already in your pantry. Amounts are dataset values — US and metric where a ratio exists.

Reconstituted buttermilk powder

per 1 cup liquid buttermilk

US1/4 cup powder + 1 cup water

Metric30 g powder + 240 ml water

CommonBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeContains dairy

Whisk and rest 5 min.

What changes: Nothing significant

Fresh milk + acid

per 1 cup liquid buttermilk

US1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar + milk to 1 cup; rest 10 min

Metric15 ml acid + 240 ml milk

Pantry stapleBaking-safe ✓Alcohol-freeEgg-freeFish-freeGluten-freeNut-freePeanut-freeShellfish-freeSoy-freeContains dairy

The fresh version — see the buttermilk entry.

What changes: Slightly thinner

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Common questions

What can I use instead of Buttermilk powder?: Fresh milk + acid: 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar + milk to 1 cup; rest 10 min. Reconstituted buttermilk powder: 1/4 cup powder + 1 cup water.
What is the exact ratio to substitute Buttermilk powder?: Fresh milk + acid (per 1 cup liquid buttermilk) — US: 1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar + milk to 1 cup; rest 10 min. Metric: 15 ml acid + 240 ml milk.
What changes when you substitute Buttermilk powder?: Nothing significant. Slightly thinner.

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