Substituting buttermilk - yoghurt and milk?

[Ellp]

I found a great recipe for chicken fingers to make for tomorrow's dinner. It calls for buttermilk though and I don't have any on hand or even a lemon to make my own with milk.

Would using plain yoghurt and milk to thin it down to buttermilk consistancy do the same thing?

[dogmom327]

The taste would be slightly different but that's what I'd do if I was out of buttermilk.

[Princess ConsuelaB]

I use that substitution all the time, it comes out fine.

[pear-shaped]

You can also use vinegar to sour milk if you don't have a lemon. I also use yogurt as a substitute sometimes, but as pp mentioned the flavor will be a little different.

[Ellp]

Well, I was out anyways and I did get the buttermilk for the recipe. Actually having made it tonight for dinner I found I could have used the yoghurt instead. The recipe called for a 1C. buttermilk with 2 tsp. mustard mixed in to marinate the chicken fingers before breading. The mustard would have hidden any yoghurty flavour there was.

[cristeen]

I never buy buttermilk unless I'm doing a BIG bake (like at the holidays). But I always have yogurt on hand. Using half yogurt/half milk works just fine and IMO tastes better than using milk with lemon/vinegar.