Is it possible to use ayran as a substitute for buttermilk I am trying to make homemade ranch sauce I assume It’s not too hard to make buttermilk if I can’t use ayran I tried to translate buttermilk in my language Persian, and it just said ayran I searched multiple supermarkets, and it seems to be completely missing in Iran here is the recipe I made https://rezepte.adminforge.de/recipe/17586/?share=537d7547-a92b-432c-a71b-403b6e236102
LMAO I read this as “aryan” and “buttermilk” as white race insults.
In the states Buttermilk is usually substituted with milk with added acid, typically lemon juice.
buttermilk is used for two main things in recipes both caused by lactic acid. In pancakes and baked goods you’re looking for the reaction with baking soda or baking powder that gives a bubbly, fluffy lift.
In something like ranch dressing it’s the tangy zip of the lactic acid. Kefir is a 1:1 substitute for buttermilk here because of its similar acidic tang so if your ayran has a similar tanginess it ought to work quite well in a ranch sauce!
I substitute sour cream thinned down with water in recipes calling for buttermilk.
Try it. If the ranch sauce is too thin with ayran, try again with whole yogurt.
