Cheat’s Buttermilk

If you can’t buy commercial buttermilk easily or want full-fat buttermilk, here is a simple method for producing your own. Commercial buttermilk is usually made with low-fat milk. This version, made with full-cream milk, will give you rich, thick buttermilk. To make low-fat buttermilk, use low-fat milk and 1 tablespoon white vinegar.

Traditionally, sour milk was used instead of buttermilk. Raw milk sours naturally and makes delicious soda breads, whereas the pasteurised, homogenised