Dairy-Free "Buttermilk"

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Dairy-Free "Buttermilk"

Rice milk curdled with lemon juice to activate baking soda in baking recipes.

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What you need

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice Milk
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice or White Vinegar

Method

Instructions

  1. Combine the rice milk and lemon juice in a measuring cup or bowl.
  2. Stir once and let sit undisturbed for 10 minutes.
  3. The mixture will thicken only slightly, unlike a dairy buttermilk substitute, this is expected.
  4. Use immediately in any recipe calling for buttermilk.
  5. Do not store; make fresh each time you need it.

From The Arrogant Hippie Culinary Journal: Rice Milk Edition by Aunesty Janssen

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