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Back in August I posted about buttermilk and why I liked to keep it on hand to use in my cooking. After that post I was contacted by SACO Foods about their buttermilk powder and other products. They wanted to let me know about their buttermilk powder and why it works so well. They explained why store bought buttermilk is not real buttermilk and how their product is. You can find more information here on that. I love the science behind food and found the information very interesting and helpful.
They sent me a box of their products to try. I was very surprised to learn that they make more than just buttermilk powder. They sent me chocolate chunks, chocolate and white chocolate dolci frutta, powdered milk, cocoa and an apron.
When I first saw the chocolate I was not sure what to think because I am kind of picky about the chocolate I use for my cookies. I decided to give the chocolate chunks a try in my favorite cookie recipe. They turned out really well. This chocolate was really good.
The Dolci Frutta is chocolate that you melt to make a chocolate dip for fruit. I had intended on buying some strawberries and other fruits to use this for, but my kids needed something to do one Saturday afternoon, so I let them give this a try. They loved it. It was so easy for my girls to use. We melted it in the microwave and they dipped pretzels, marshmallows, and bananas in it. They had a great time and were very happy that they had made something we could snack on during a football game. I am definitely going to have them use this again. The pretzels dipped in the chocolate was everyone’s favorite. I think these chocolate dipped pretzels would be a great treat for my girls to make around the holidays.
I have actually used the powdered milk before and liked the product. I used the cocoa in a cookie recipe, and it also had really good flavor.
The buttermilk powder I tried in several things, and I think it is a good product to keep on hand. Especially for those of you who don’t use much buttermilk. This is an easy way to use buttermilk without having to buy it regularly. I think this would work well for people like my parents who don’t have a large family that they are cooking for and only use buttermilk occasionally.
One of the substitutes that people use for buttermilk is milk and vinegar. One of the things that I have not liked about that trick is it is not as thick as buttermilk and does not taste as good as buttermilk. I used the SACO buttermilk powder in several things, and I really liked the taste. I used it in a soup that turned out really well. I also used it in an overnight biscuit recipe (will post that soon) that I have made many times. It worked well in both of these. In pancakes, however, I found it to be too thin, but I fixed that by just adding a little less water to it. With this one change, it worked fine, and it had great flavor.
According to SACO foods buttermilk powder is also a great addition to bread products and here is why.
Buttermilk is a wonderful ingredient for baked goods. Breads rely so much on structure to be a good loaf, which is why they benefit so much from having Buttermilk in them. The liquid buttermilk in today’s dairy case is merely cultured skim milk, with no real buttermilk actually in it. Although today’s liquid buttermilk is a suitable substitute for the old-fashioned real buttermilk, it is not the best. Saco Buttermilk Blend is real buttermilk. Real buttermilk contains emulsifiers that help give baked goods much more tender with better structure. Emulsifiers help bind the ingredients together, for better blending, and overall better results.
I have yet to try the buttermilk powder in my bread products, but I hope to soon.
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Very cool! I’ve never used a buttermilk powder before, but it sounds like a great solution! Great review =D.
This is a great idea because we really don’t use buttermilk all that often, but I do like it for pancakes so we end up wasting it. I’ll have to look into this.
I didn’t know that about the store-bought buttermilk! Learn something new every day!
I’d love to win this. Count me in (and you already know my address)
Interesting! I’ve always just used milk with lemon juice because I don’t need buttermilk all that often. I am very interested in the powder form. Thanks for reviewing and letting us know there is such a thing out there!
I would love to try that! The buttermilk powder would be great for us because I rarely buy buttermilk and usually use the milk and vinegar trick.
I’ve come across a lot of recipes I’ve wanted to try that needed buttermilk. Couldn’t justify buying a whole carton for just a little. This would be perfect!
I’ve never used buttermilk powder before and would love to give it a try with all the upcoming holiday baking. Thanks for the great giveaway!
wow that’s awesome! i too find i need buttermilk very rarely and i end up wasting most of the amount i had to buy because my recipe only required a small amount. i had no idea there was buttermilk in powder form! that’s totally awesome! i’m going to have to check into that. i know our stores don’t sell it so i’ll probably have to buy it online somehow. i would love to be entered in your give away! how fun
@Heather, The buttermilk powder is located on the baking aisle, so you might check and see if your stores have it.
Thank you for sharing your review! I would love to try the buttermilk!
I always use the buttermilk powder but I have never seen their other products . . .I would love to try them!
I’m always buying a carton of buttermilk to use in a recipe and then never finish it! I tried using milk with lemon juice but never liked the consistency.The powdered buttermilk would be perfect.
Lynn, I use the buttermilk powder all the time. I always have a tub of it in my refrigerator. It never goes bad (ok, well not for a long time) and is always ready to use. I’ve always wanted to try the dipping stuff. That would be so handy to have it ready to microwave and viola – it’s ready. How fun to have a gift basket of baking stuff!
Jill
This sounds great! I usually make my buttermilk with vinegar. I’ve done this for all my cooking and have never even tried store bought. I would love to see the difference between what I do at home and the powdered buttermilk.
the powdered buttermilk sounds great. by any chance do you know any stores that carry it? ive never seen it before. the funny thing is that just yesterday i bought little pretzel treat bags from JoAnnes to make chocolate covered pretzels for the holidays
i’d love to try their chocolate for that too. you pretzels look delish ^_^ thanks for having the giveaway!
cheers!
@callista, Callista, I have seen the this brand of buttermilk powder of several of my grocery stores including walmart. It is located on the baking aisle. But the company has been very helpful, so if you contact them I am sure they will let you know if it is in your area.
The pretzels look so good! I have never used buttermilk in any recipes….maybe I will have to try something new soon.
wow thats so exciting!! i have buttermilk in my fridge now that has been sitting there for 2 weeks and ive been slowly but surely trying to use it up — it was bought for lemon cupcakes, then used for mashed potatoes, whole wheat apple cake, and tomorrow it will finally be used up in apple muffins!
I just used the whole milk and vinegar trick and it’s ok. Buttermilk is best though. Curious about the powdered buttermilk. I’ve never heard of it before until here!
Nicole
Wow! This is so cool! I love to make things with Buttermilk but it usually goes to waste before i can use it all. Is it ok to freeze it and defrost when you need it? So glad theres a product out there that helps remedy the dreaded wasted buttermilk problem! Thanks Lynn!!
Great information! I have seen the buttermilk powder in the store. Maybe now I will give it a try.
have been wanting to try dry buttermilk for a while. Maybe I’ll win.
Great review. I often just delete recipes from my email that call for buttermilk because I would never buy it. This sounds like the perfect solution to keep on hand for those occasional recipes!
Pamela
YUM! I would love to win this! Thanks for the chance
What a fun contest right before the holiday season!
Great post. Never had even heard of buttermilk powder! I’d love to try some in my holiday baking. Thanks for your review!
mary_phelan at verizon dot net
This is a great giveaway! Just in time for all our holiday baking! My fingers are crossed! I have a file of recipes for buttermilk use but I never have it on hand when i think about it. The powder form would be great! Thanks!
I love their buttermilk powder. I bake bread in my breadmaker all the time and many of the recipes I use call for buttermilk. It is so much easier to have the powder and add extra water to the ingredients than to buy expensive liquid buttermilk that I don’t ever use up.
I would love to try there powdered buttermilk. Thanks for the giveaway and the helpful information!
I have used the powdered buttermilk before and like the fact it keeps for so long. The convenience is great too!
I love this idea! The convenience is awesome but only if the results are great too and it looks like they are. I really want to try this…
WOW…..I learn something new everyday!!! I know i would love to try this out…i am always in the kitchen cooking with my spcial needs children and it is something they could do with guildence!!! How awsome
I have used their buttermilk powder, but I have not tried their other products – I didn’t even know they HAD other products!! This is a great review!
My mother is a big fan of SACO Buttermilk Blend powder. She recommended it to me several years ago, and I have loved using it in my family’s cooking ever since. The convenience and the flavor are unbeatable!
Wow! Their products look great. I will have to look for them to try at my store. Thanks for this giveaway…it’d be great to win!
matthollycart@gmail.com
Wow, I would love to try those products. Please enter me in the contest.
Wow! I didn’t realize they made all these products. I am especially interested in trying the cocoa. I have used their buttermilk before and really liked it.
Hey Lynn–
I’ve used their buttermilk product for awhile and I love it. My son is allergic to eggs and my mother-in-law gave me a recipe for a dry pancake mix that is egg free. Having a powdered buttermilk makes it easy for me to store the dry ingredients and then use only what I need to add the oil, water and vanilla to make fantastic pancakes! Yum!
Interesting, never heard of buttermilk powder! Makes sense though, there’s dry milk powder, why not buttermilk powder
Your breakfast cake is now a family favorite at my house. I make every thursday morning. I would love to try the powder butter milk
Thanks for the giveaway.
awatts@atd-us.com
I have heard of regular powder milk, but not powder buttermilk. I rarely use buttermilk and is not very feasible for me to buy since a lot of it goes to waste. I will definitely have to purchase some of this and give it a try. Thanks for this post, Lynn.
That is really cool. This sounds great, I love to use buttermilk but don’t buy it often because I just don’t use it fast enough most times. This could be exactly what I need. I have seen it but never tried it. Please enter me. Thank You!!
I use buttermilk on a regular basis so buttermilk powder would be great to try.
I always have a tub of buttermilk powder in my fridge. I like to cook with the liquid buttermilk best, but I don’t like to run out to the store when I’m baking just for fun. And liquid buttermilk just isn’t something I keep on hand. I’ve always been very pleased with the results I’ve gotten in my quick breads with the powder.
Wow, powder buttermilk is a genius product! I would love to try some.
dizzybloom at gmail.com
Yum!! I think I’ve used their Dolci Frutta before.
Thank you for this post. I didn’t know that buttermilk powder was available. I only use buttermilk in a baked oatmeal recipe that I make and I usually end up wasting a portion of the buttermilk that I purchased because I don’t use it all. Having powdered buttermilk on hand seems like a good choice for me. Thank you – I enjoy reading your blog and love the new design!
Samantha
I would love to try the buttermilk powder. There are only 4 of us and so we don’t use a ton of buttermilk. When I buy the fresh kind I have to come up with ways to use it all before it goes bad!
Thank you for this information. Can you buy this product in the stores? I accidently bought self-rising flour one day and did not know what to do with it. On the back of the bag there is a recipe for buttermilk biscuits that sound good to make.
Susan – smiller6483@yahoo.com
I would like to try these products. Looks yummy!
I haven’t tried powdered buttermilk either. I do the ol’ vinegar and milk trick. I bet that I could find all sorts of uses for it. I use powdered milk in biscuits. Does the powdered form have the same amount of calcium?
What a great giveaway. I never have buttermilk on hand, so this would be a great solution. I didn’t know it came in powdered form.
You are such a wealth of knowledge! As a homeschool family, we are always excited to learn new ways of using things. I will definitely try the products as we have already started with our holiday baking! Thanks for the tips–I hope this counts as a comment-I couldn’t get the one on your page to work. Many thanks and keep up the great work!
Rachelle Greene in NC
I’m a vinegar and milk girl, usually. Would love to try the goodies in this gift pack!
This is a product that I will definitely have to try. I never knew that you could get buttermilk powder. Great!!!
yum – they look amazing. Fun giveaway. I would love the buttermilk.
I love the Dolci Frutta Chocoalte on strawberries! Yum!! I’ve never paid attention at my local grocer for buttermilk powder, but recently bought some at our discount/bulk grocer. I haven’t had a chance to give it a try yet.
This is a great giveway–count me in!
I’d love to try it!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
Wow! Those products sound really convenient! I never knew that powdered buttermilk was out there!!! I’m going to have to give it a try.
(I do, however, stock up on the powdered milk just before hurricane season. And use it in baking.)
I have wasted more buttermilk than I care to admit. Now I will no longer avoid recipes that require just a little. No waste is a very good thing!
I love this buttermilk product and try to always have it on hand. This weekend I’m making some ranch dressing packets using it and I’m really excited about the savings. I would love to have the opportunity to try some of their other products! Thanks for the review!
I was wondering about using buttermilk powder- free would be the best way to try it!
My mom used to have this around all the time. I would love to try it since I usually skip recipes with buttermilk because I never have it on hand.
To make a substitute for buttermilk I use milk and lemon juice.
I do cook with buttermilk.I Have never used the powered buttermilk. Have always wondered about it.I would save lots of money because of the waste with the quart size I normally buy. Would like to try the product.Thanks for the giveaway.
Wow, thank you!
I’ve never even knew there was such a thing as powdered buttermilk. Wonder how it would work in cornbread? I’d love to try it.
I tried the powdered buttermilk years ago, back when I didn’t keep it on hand as often. I honestly didn’t remember my impression of it so am glad for your review. It is a great idea to keep on hand for those times I run out of buttermilk-or maybe to use instead of the regular. I didn’t know those buttermilk facts!
Thanks for the chance to win all those goodies!
I would love this. I often skip recipes calling for buttermilk because I never have it in the house.
I would love to try the powdered buttermilk especially since I will be doing a lot of baking soon.
Love cooking with buttermilk. I always use the real thing so this will be fun to try out the powder version. Great giveaway.
Buttermilk powder is the only buttermilk I ever use. It has been a great product for me.
Thanks for the giveaway…this is great…
I am one of those people who doesn’t use buttermilk too often… however… I have recently started making oatmeal pancakes and it requires 2 cups of buttermilk so I may start to use it more often.
You have a great blog… thanks so much!
Elizabeth
http://zizziehappenings.blogspot.com/
I remember your previous post about powdered buttermilk and I’d love to try it! I use the vinegar/milk trick, but one of my friends always keeps it on hand. I’m afraid that fresh buttermilk would spoil, so this would be a perfect solution!
Buttermilk is something I never keep on hand because it will spoil before I use it all. I would love to try the powered version of this. Really liked your review. Great giveaway!
I’ve been wanting to get some buttermilk powder. Hope I win!
I’d love to try buttermilk powder. Yesterday I went to teh store to buy some liquid buttermilk, and they were OUT…so annoying!
Would love to try the buttermilk! I always use the milk plus vinegar since my family is too small to buy a carton.
Would love to be the winner.
MMM…..chocolate! and chocolate dip! I’d love this!
Buttermilk makes baked goods tender. The powder is handy to have around.
Would love to win! Thanks.
Ditto as to the info regarding the store bought buttermilk, and I thought I was pretty well informed! Thanks for enlightening us, great post!
I had thought about trying to find powdered buttermilk. I can’t remember why, but I’m sure I could find a recipe for it!
Thanks!
I recently made my own butter and have been using the buttermilk from that; however, it isn’t as thick as cultured buttermilk. I also was considering the purchase of powdered buttermilk but I did not know how it would compare, thankfully this post came along and now I will feel more confident making that purchase.
That looks like a great assortment. I actually have some of that buttermilk powder in my fridge, although I don’t remember what I bought it for.
I rarely buy buttermilk but then I always find myself wishing I had it on hand. I’d love to try the powder!
I never buy buttermilk. I usually just make my own with milk and lemon juice. Didn’t know you could buy powdered buttermilk anywhere but in an Amish store in Iowa which is where I’ve got it in the past.
I would love to try the buttermilk powder – I’ve never even heard of it! Thanks!
That’s a great idea. I don’t have buttermilk very often, so I have to do the vinegar in milk trick. This would be a great idea. I use their cocoa powder, but have never seen the other items.
Dipped pretzels are great teacher gifts. We have made them for sunday school teachers and dance teachers. It’s fun to add sprinkles before they harden. Especially in festive holiday colors. Put them in a plastic bag and tie with a ribbon and a cute tag. Makes a great gift that kids can do all by themselves.
Thanks for the great blog!!
woot!
What a great giveaway! I love the dolci frutta and would love to try the powdered buttermilk. Thanks for a great site!
Great giveaway and the information is great. I had no idea they even sold powdered buttermilk. I’ve always used vinegar and milk but it just isn’t the same!
I am vegan but do some baking for others who are not. I have purchased the buttermilk powder in individual packets in my health food store, and they seemed to work well. I’d love to try SACO’s other products as you described. Thanks.
I would love to try these products, especially the powdered buttermilk. I keep buttermilk on hand quite a bit of the time but there is every so often I dont have it and would love to try this as a solution. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
I would love to try these products.
I’m one of those people that never uses buttermilk. I use the milk plus vinegar trick. Having the powder in my pantry would be a good thing.
Would love to try their products. We use lemon juice or vinegar in our milk. That was new to me about the buttermilk you buy in the store. Thanks for sharing. I really enjoy your site.
I have never seen powdered buttermilk in Hawaii. That would be great if I could find it here to try.
What a fantastic package of inspiration to get some holiday treat-making done early! Would love to try it all! Thanks!
I have tried the powder buttermilk and love it. It stays good for so long in the frig. I would love a chance to try the dipping chocolate.
Thank you for doing this review.
Thank you for the giveaway! I did not know that they had the melting chocolate for fruits and cannot wait to find some. I have used the buttermilk powder and really like it and do like the idea posted to keep it in the fridge!
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