I love making new discoveries, though sometimes I wonder about my mother. She apparently already knows about half of my discoveries and in my thirty-odd years hasn't thought to mention them.
So, this is a new discovery for me... but not my mom.
I can count the number of times I have made pancakes on one hand with a few fingers left over, mainly because the only recipe I will use is a buttermilk recipe and I never have buttermilk on hand.
tada! Powdered buttermilk!
It's fantastic! I so often shy away from recipes because they call for a cup of buttermilk, and I know that once I make them I'll have 3 cups left rotting in my fridge. Yes, I can "whip up" something, or possibly freeze it, but really, that never happens. I have likely thrown away gallons of the stuff.
My local bulk food store had it, and for $7 I have enough of the powder to make 3-4 GALLONS of buttermilk (not bad, since a litre is what... $3?). I can make only as much as I need, (1/4cup + 4c water) and now, pancakes are back on the table.
Mom: "Oh yeah, I used to use that for pancakes when you guys were little so I wouldn't have to buy buttermilk all the time"
Thanks mom.
