The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook: Recipes and Reflections from a Small Vermont Dairy by Diane St. Clair

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Breadcrumbs on October 25, 2014

I was excited when I saw this book since it seems I always have some extra buttermilk in the fridge that needs to be used up. Hopefully my first experience with the recipes isn't indicative of what's to come as the GREEN CHILI STEW WITH MASA DUMPLINGS was a dull flop. First of all, when the recipe has you puree all the veggies (never mind before even cooking them) we're talking soup, not stew in my books. Cooking would have drawn out the natural sweetness and flavours of the vegetables in my view but since they were pureed raw and warmed in the pot they were very "one note" and just green-tasting. Of course once the mixture is heated it turns a dull grey-green and isn't remotely appetizing. The addition of buttermilk, which the author points out, curdles as it hits the pot, just takes this from uninspired looking to off-putting. We poured what was left down the drain. Even a spritz of lime juice couldn't brighten this hot mess!!

Buttermilk and sour cherry coffee cake
- bching on April 02, 2017
  
  Good but a lot of work. I cut the recipe in half.
Buttermilk French toast
- qchu204 on January 06, 2024
  
  I had buttermilk and was trying to find a way to use it up so made this but didn’t find it tasted noticeably different than making French toast with half and half or milk. Also, the toast burned more easily than when making it with milk/half and half. Next time I’ll save my buttermilk for something else.
Smothered country-style pork ribs
- bching on November 12, 2017
  
  Good comforting meal--a less processed version of a swiss [pork] steak that I remember from childhood. There was plenty of sauce to add some accompanients to the pan as the cooking time ran down--I pulled added a good handful of green beans and some grits. Next time, I'll season more aggressively.
Making buttermilk (and butter) from heavy cream
- bching on April 02, 2017
  
  Fun and educational project. The butter I made was delicious and I used some of it to make a compound herb butter--extra delicious!

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