Is buttermilk supposed to have clumps in it?!
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So many people here have obviously neverr used buttermilk or don;t use tit tthat often.
The smell is a bit diffrent from reg milk. The cream cheese/sour cream type smell is perfectly normal.
The climpyness is Also normal. That is why you are supposed to shake buttermillk before using. It even says it on the carton. It just settles and such.
Yur fmaily is fine. And so are you just don;t the adivice of these peole who have no clue.
Correction: "Buttermilk USED TO BE what's left after you've made butter..." - These days, buttermilk is generally cultured from low-fat milk, and is no longer churned. It is NOT thin, and it is certainly NOT tasteless nor watery. Buttermilk has a very distinctive taste on its own, but when used in cooking it is primarily used for the acid content, which is very high.
Buttermilk is thicker than milk, even usually thicker than heavy (whipping) cream, and often has clumps or lumps in it. It will smell slightly "sour", or more precisely, tangy.
Just shake it up before you use it, to distribute the lumps more evenly.
We've got some weird ideas here.
Buttermilk is what's left after you've made butter. Nearly all the fat has gone so all that's left is a thin, almost tasteless watery sort of liquid. It's quite good for baking instead of proper water but it tastes of very little.
It certainly won't have lumps in and you definitely can't add vinegar to milk to get it.
No it is obviously spoiled. If you don't have time to go buy more then just add a bit of regular white vinegar to regular milk, stir and let it sit for about 15 minutes....that is the equivalent of buttermilk.
Buttermilk is kinda chunky compared to regular milk. It's also thicker and has a distinctly tangy smell. I think your red velvet cake will be fine, and no-one will die.
I agree with everyone who said 'yes, buttermilk is a bit thick and lumpy'. And, fyi, sour buttermilk is fine to use when baking.
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No, it's supposed to be quite a thick texture but not have clumps. At least, the buttermilk I buy never has clumps.
No..but since you baked with it, bacteria was killed. You'll be fine