Buttermilk - where to get it

SusieWinwood

I got a breadmaker a while back (still in box) :huh: and DH wants to now try to make Irish soda bread. We can get all ingredients but buttermilk. Tried ASDA, Tesco and Sainsburys but to no avail. Looked in the milk aisle, cheese aisle and cream/yoghurt aisle but still nada.

Is it still available and if so where do yoo get ours?

Has anyone made their own successfully?

TIA

sexpot

Hi you can get buttermilk in the Tesco I work in, its by the fresh cream

doodoot

Use equal measures of natural yoghurt and milk.

It will give the acidity that buttermilk has, and you won't be able to taste any difference.

anniemf2508

Waitrose do it. If all else fails, a cup of milk with a tablespoon of lemon juice in, gives the same effect.

Swan_2

hi SusieWinwood

if your local supermarket doesn't stock it you can make your own buttermilk substitute (scroll down a bit for instructions) or use plain yogurt


PS ... don't try making it in your breadmaker


EDIT ... sorry, slow typer cross posted with everyone else

invisibleyousee

Sainsburys sell buttermilk. Whenever a recipe calls for it, I've always used normal milk and put lemon juice with it, left it for a bit and then use it. Does the job and is significantly cheaper.

On a slightly different note - if you see double cream reduced, if you buy that to make into home-made butter, you'll get buttermilk from the process. Not a choice for everyone but thought it would be worth mentioning!

star2007

Hi Susie, for the bread you wouldn't use the bread maker, as Irish soda bread isn't a yeasted bread which needs kneading/proving in the machine. Just stir together the wet and dry ingredients, turn out onto a lightly greased baking sheet in a round cob shape. Cut a deep cross across the top, sprinkle with a little flour, then bake for about 30 mins at 200. It's even easier than using the BM!
I use soya milk and soya yoghurt mixed together btw and it turns out fab :-)

DCFC79

You tried the cream section as i remember it being stocked there.

kerri_dfw

Take one tub of oopsied cream, shake vigourously until it becomes butter and buttermilk

lilrahi

In Morrisons it's where the cream is, double, single, whipping etc. Saw it yesterday when I got the cream

peterpan567

You can make buttermilk very simply:
230ml of milk and 1 bigger teaspon, on 1,5 of teaspon of vinegar.

I have seen buttermilk in ASDA, where whipping, heavy cream is, same shelf.