Friday, November 23, 2012

Buttermilk Syrup

Of Gray-Summit-on-top-of-pancakes-cooked-in-bacon-grease-fame.

Warning: Do not try to substitute homemade (i.e. lemon juice and milk) buttermilk for the real deal. Not nearly as tasty.

Warning Part Deux: Use a large pot. Adding the baking soda makes it fizz up for a minute.

1/2 C Butter
1 1/2 C Sugar
3/4 C Buttermilk
2 T Corn Syrup
1 tsp. Baking Soda
2 tsp. Vanilla

Melt butter over medium heat. Add buttermilk, sugar, syrup and baking soda. Cook for 7 minutes.  Remove from heat and add vanilla. Store in fridge. To reheat, place glass jar of syrup in a water bath on medium low heat until warm.