i came, i shopped, now what do i do with two litres of buttermilk?

The longer I live here, it seems, the better the grocery options get. Last week was awesome - the little grocery store near us had a double whammy: Dr. Pepper and buttermilk. Now, Chris and I know what to do with Dr. Pepper and we bought up nine cans of it, but buttermilk was trickier. 

I've never bought it in Thailand before - it comes in a clear plastic bottle and is sold next to the soy milk and juice at the grocery store, so it was rather flukey that I even noticed it. I bought two litres, and have frozen the first litre in 1/4 cup quantities for future use. I still had one full litre to use up this week. I made banana bread, trying out a new recipe (and I rather like it).

Today, I am tackling buttermilk pancakes. Pancakes have not been a great success in our household. We burn them, whether I make them in a non-stick skillet or Chris makes them in cast-iron (in which case they taste metallic and burnt at the same time. I am trying to be better about watching my pan on the stove this time. 

The other buttermilk project is from a blog post I stumbled upon that it called, conveniently, "Things To Do With Buttermilk" from Fine Furious Life. I have two of those yellow mangos sitting in my fridge right now, so maybe Madeline and I will enjoy our pancake lunch with a couple of mango lassis ... 

Comments

[robyn]

If you have some milk too, you could make a bit of your own ricotta cheese. A cup of buttermilk to a quart of milk cooked on the stove until curdles begin to form. Then place it in cheesecloth in sieve until the whey drains out. It makes wonderful ricotta!