When buttermilk is at the heart of a recipe, should a cook turn to a substitute when the fridge is buttermilk-less? The answer is maybe, but only in a pinch. Buttermilk adds more than liquid to a ...

Pancakes are a global sensation, with different cultures boasting their own rendition, from super thin French crepes and Italian crespelle to yeasted Russian blinis and baked Finnish pannakakku.

if you don't have a ready supply of buttermilk, you can make a quick substitution for buttermilk by souring some fresh milk. Add 1 tbsp of lemon juice to every 100ml of milk called for in the recipe.

What difference does buttermilk make to the recipe? What can be used as a substitute? Thanks, Tilly Rutherford Buttermilk is a (generally) very low fat ingredient that was traditionally produced ...