buttermilk

Everyday

1. The slightly sour liquid left after butter has been made from cream. tree →
2. Milk made sour and thick on purpose, sold in shops and used in baking. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking lessons buttermilk makes pancakes, scones, soda bread and fried chicken soft and fluffy. In Ireland soda bread is traditionally made with buttermilk. In science lessons it shows how an acid (in buttermilk) reacts with bicarbonate of soda to make bubbles that help bread rise. Phrases: buttermilk pancakes, buttermilk scones.

Examples

• We made buttermilk pancakes for breakfast. tree →
• Irish soda bread is made with buttermilk. tree →
• Buttermilk tastes a bit sour, like yoghurt. tree →
• The acid in buttermilk makes the dough rise with baking soda. tree →
• Southern fried chicken is often soaked in buttermilk. tree →
• There is no butter in buttermilk. tree →
• Besides that, they had bread, butter, fish, a beer cask, and a buttermilk jar; what more did they require? tree →

Note

Uncountable: "some buttermilk". One word. Trap: despite the name, buttermilk has very little fat and no butter in it.