This vintage PET Instant Dry Milk recipe shows an easy way to make homemade buttermilk. With just a few ingredients—instant dry milk, water, and a small amount of cultured buttermilk—you can create a quart of buttermilk overnight. The process is simple: combine the dry milk with water, stir in the cultured buttermilk, cover, and allow it to clabber at room temperature. Once it thickens, chill and use for drinking or in any recipe that calls for buttermilk.
A handwritten recipe card accompanied the clipped PET Instant Dry Milk instructions, adding a touch of vintage authenticity to this simple buttermilk method.
Buttermilk
A vintage PET Instant Dry Milk clipping for buttermilk. This method uses instant dry milk, water, and a small amount of cultured buttermilk to create a quart of buttermilk suitable for drinking or baking.
Ingredients
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3 3/4
cups
water -
1 1/2
cups
PET Instant Dry Milk -
1/2
cup
fresh cultured buttermilk
Method
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In a large bowl, mix the water and PET Instant Dry Milk until well combined.
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Stir in the fresh cultured buttermilk thoroughly.
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Cover the bowl with wax paper and a clean towel to keep it protected while it cultures.
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Let stand in a warm room overnight until the mixture clabbers and thickens.
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Stir until smooth, then refrigerate.
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This yields approximately 1 quart of buttermilk.
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Reserve 1/2 cup of this batch when making the next quart to act as the starter culture.
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Use the buttermilk for drinking or in recipes that call for buttermilk.
Kitchen Helper 2
Retro Mixing Bowls
Large Mixing Bowl
Wooden Spoons
Course
Beverage
Beverage
Cuisine
American
American
Keyword
Buttermilk
Buttermilk