Can I use the Buttermilk Blend in recipes for cheese, yogurt, or salad dressings?
Liquid buttermilk contains a live culture, which is needed as a starter for making cheese or yogurt. During the drying process in getting the liquid buttermilk into a powdered form, the live culture dies. Therefore, our Buttermilk Blend is not suitable for making either of these items. The live culture in liquid buttermilk is what gives liquid buttermilk it’s thickness. For most salad dressing recipes, calling for buttermilk, the thickness in the liquid buttermilk is necessary to achieve the proper consistency for the dressing. However, through experimenting with recipes, you can increase ingredients such as mayonnaise, sour cream, etc., to make up for the lack of thickness when using our Buttermilk Blend and water. Since SACO Buttermilk Blend is real buttermilk, unlike the liquid buttermilk which is merely cultured skim milk, using our product will allow the real buttermilk flavor to enhance the dressing recipe. Adjusting salad dressing recipes to incorporate the use of the Buttermilk
