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[telophase]

Recipe ideas for buttermilk? I baked Toby a red velvet cake in exchange for putting my office together, and the smallest size the store had was a quart. And so even though I screwed up the batter the first time around* and made another, we've got a pint of buttermilk left.

ETA: We also have 12 oz. of cream cheese left as for some reason I had it in my head that I needed to make the frosting twice as well, and bought 2 packages when I went out on my I-forgot-the-cream-cheese run. :/ My go-to cream cheese recipe is pumpernickel bread sandwiches - spread one slice with cream cheese and the other slice with Dijon or other brown mustard, put ham in between. But there's only so many of those you can eat.



* Took 2 sticks of butter out to soften, 1 for the cake, 1 for the frosting. And then managed to put both of them into the batter, sigh. Baked it anyway, hoping for a miracle, but it was just a bit too dense and I had the ingredients to make another, so there you go.

Comments

[musesfool]

This is a FANTASTIC and easy cake: http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/05/raspberry-buttermilk-cake/

(You can use any kind of berries, fresh or frozen.)

These lemon blueberry cheesecake bars are are really easy and require two 8 oz. packages of cream cheese: http://www.inspiredtaste.net/13697/blueberry-lemon-cheesecake-bars/ - you could probably make up the other four ounces with ricotta or cottage cheese if you have those on hand.

And I don't have any recipes I've tried, but cream cheese brownies are a thing - this one sounds good: http://www.joyofbaking.com/barsandsquares/CreamCheeseBrownies.html

[lab]

I'm partial to these modern day honey cakes and this raspberry buttermilk cake when it comes to leftover buttermilk.

[yhlee]

I wish I had help but I see others do! I usually solve leftover buttermilk by drinking it--I like the taste, but tragically lactose intolerance gets in my way. :-D

[fmanalyst.livejournal.com]

Biscuits!

[jinian.livejournal.com]

Pancakes!

[cschells.livejournal.com]

Do you have that bread book? (bread in 15 minutes or something?) There's a good buttermilk bread recipe in there...

[sleary.livejournal.com]

The strawberry shortcakes I made over the weekend were delicious and used 3/4 cup. I am scanning the recipe from the book for Lisa and can send you a copy if you like.

My go-to recipe for using up a lot of buttermilk is mom's cornbread -- corn lightbread, to be exact. It takes 3 cups and will make a big wheel if you use a tube cake pan or about 24 muffins, which bake half as long, freeze well, and go great with all the varieties of chili I make. I have it typed up... Somewhere.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I"m not a fan of strawberries, but Toby loves them so I'd take a copy if you're willing, thanks. :)

ETA: And cornbread, mmmm!

[badnoodles.livejournal.com]

Pralines. They're not just for Xmas.

[xebra42.livejournal.com]

You could just pour the buttermilk into ice cube trays and freeze it. I think each cube is about 2 Tbsps...

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Buttermilk smoothie: buttermilk, honey, and your favorite fruit(s) in a blender. Maybe a little nutmeg on top.

[rushthatspeaks.livejournal.com]

You're in Texas-- I shouldn't have to suggest that you make buttermilk salad dressing.

Homesick Texan (http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/) will suggest fifty jillion things to do with buttermilk, including pie, and everything I've ever made of hers has been great.

[tingirl.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU for reminding me of buttermilk pie, I've just been making cornbread for the last week because, well, it's awesome. But wow, I can't believe I forgot to make the pie!
*rushes to kitchen*

[seajules]

Buttermilk fried chicken. Alton probably has a great if fiddly recipe for it, but I would just take the chicken parts, dump them in tupperware, pour buttermilk over them to cover, refrigerate overnight. Drain chicken, season, dredge in batter of choice, pan fry for about twelve to fifteen minutes per side, drain on paper towels, eat with great relish and preferred sides.