buttermilk

[ buht-er-milk ]

noun

1. the more or less acidulous liquid remaining after butter has been separated from milk or cream.
2. a similar liquid made from whole or skim milk with the addition of a bacterial culture.

buttermilk

/ ˈbʌtəˌmɪlk /

noun

1. the sourish liquid remaining after the butter has been separated from milk, often used for making scones and soda bread

Word History and Origins

Origin of buttermilk¹

First recorded in 1520–30; butter + milk

Example Sentences

Add all of the buttermilk, stirring until the batter is homogenous.

From Washington Post

Add the egg mixture, buttermilk, and vanilla, and stir until smooth.

From Outside Online

Add the remaining dry ingredients in two more additions, alternating with the remaining buttermilk mixture.

From Washington Post

Stop the mixer, add half of the buttermilk mixture and then return the mixer to low speed just to combine.

From Washington Post

In a medium bowl or measuring pitcher, whisk together the buttermilk and oil.

From Washington Post

Place the thinly sliced shallots in a medium bowl and pour buttermilk over to coat.

From The Daily Beast

Remove some shallots from the buttermilk and dredge in the seasoned flour mixture.

From The Daily Beast

Sage and sausage patty came next, served between cumin scented Buttermilk biscuits and smothered in a black pepper country gravy.

From The Daily Beast

Take James Carville, who, swigging Coc' Cola and playing the mad Cajun, spurred buttermilk-biscuit glamour to new heights.

From The Daily Beast

Add melted butter, egg, buttermilk, and orange zest and whisk until incorporated 3.

From The Daily Beast

We were famished, so fell to on the supper of buttermilk and potatoes.

From Project Gutenberg

We want the pure iron to begin crystallizing out of the bath like butter from the churning buttermilk.

From Project Gutenberg

I began with one cup of cream and ended with a cup of butter and a full cup of buttermilk!

From Project Gutenberg

The sweet smell of the new butter and buttermilk hung about the kitchen door.

From Project Gutenberg

The bare kitchen had the musky, warm smell of newly-baked bread and of curdy, sweet buttermilk by the afternoon.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cream
• half-and-half