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Buttermilk in front of butter
How to Make Buttermilk
vanilla rice pudding in two bowls topped with dried apricots and pistachios
Vanilla Rice Pudding
a plate of pastillas de leche surrounded by more candy in wrappers
Pastillas de Leche (Filipino Milk Candies)
An orange-brown ceramic bowl holding creamy mushroom soup topped with chopped herbs and drizzled olive oil.
Quick and Easy Creamy Mushroom Soup
Profile closeup of a double scoop of horchata ice cream stacked into an ice cream cone.
Horchata Ice Cream
A pint of speculoos ice cream.
Homemade Speculoos Ice Cream
Scoop of Thai tea ice cream drizzled with sweetened condensed milk
Thai Tea Ice Cream
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German Buttercream (Whipped Vanilla Custard Frosting) Recipe
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Sweetened Condensed Milk
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Mark Bittman's Rice Pudding in the Oven Recipe
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Bourbon Chocolate Eggnog Recipe
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Maple-Banana Baked Oatmeal Recipe
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Use Up the Whole Carton With These 9 Buttermilk Dessert Recipes
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23 Buttermilk Recipes to Make Instead of Just Chugging It
Plate of extra light and fluffy buttermilk pancakes topped with pat of butter and drizzled with maple syrup displayed against a grey speckled background
Light and Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
A close up of a freshly baked buttermilk biscuit
The Food Lab's Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe
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10 Sweet and Tangy Buttermilk Dessert Recipes
Buttermilk Vanilla waffles on a baking sheet topped with melting butter.
Buttermilk Vanilla Waffles Recipe
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Seared Scallops With Buttermilk Beurre Blanc Recipe
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Charcoal Chimney–Grilled Sugar Snap Peas With Buttermilk-Dill Dressing Recipe
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Extra-Crispy Fried Chicken With Caramelized Honey and Spice Recipe
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Chicken Pot Pie With Buttermilk Biscuit Topping
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Cracklin' Cornbread From 'Heritage'
Cultured buttermilk is poured into a bowl to make the dough for cheddar bay biscuits.
Do Buttermilk Substitutes Work In Baking?
A small black bowl of scooped buttermilk ice cream, set on a surface with a bronze and white zig-zag pattern.
Buttermilk Ice Cream Recipe
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Oatmeal and Brown Butter Pancakes Recipe
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Super-Simple Tangy Buttermilk Coleslaw Recipe
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Buttermilk Drop Biscuits With Garlic and Cheddar
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Apple Buttermilk Muffins Recipe
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Ranch Dressing Recipe
A open mason jar of DIY cultured buttermilk with a little spilled on the table
DIY Cultured Buttermilk Recipe
Buttermilk Hush Puppies
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Buttermilk Cappuccino Cake Recipe
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Buttermilk Maple Gin Flip Recipe
Overhead closeup of creamy roasted-broccoli soup with buttermilk, served in a bowl and topped with spiced pepitas
Creamy Roasted-Broccoli Soup With Buttermilk and Spiced Pepitas Recipe
Neer More (South Indian-Style Spiced Buttermilk) with curry leaves floating on top
Neer More (South Indian-Style Spiced Buttermilk)
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Individual Blueberry Buttermilk Loaves Recipe
Lime Buttermilk Scones
Easy Lime Buttermilk Scones Recipe
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Gluten-Free Tuesday: Buttermilk Pound Cake Recipe
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Mango lassi in a tall glass with a straw
Mango Lassi
Closeup of roasted broccoli soup.
What to Do With Leftover Buttermilk
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Extra Buttermilk in the Fridge? Use it up in a Tangy Slaw
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Orange Buttermilk Sherbet Recipe
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Lemon-Buttermilk Eggnog Recipe
One Bowl Baking: Easy Lime Buttermilk Scones
One Bowl Baking: Easy Lime Buttermilk Scones
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Fifteens (Northern Irish Digestive Biscuits and Marshmallows With Cherries)
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What to do With Leftover Condensed Milk
A fork taking a bite out of a cracker key lime pie.
10-Minute Lime Cracker Pie