We get it. You bought that carton of buttermilk, maybe, to make pancakes Sunday morning. Maybe you baked a cake; maybe you made biscuits. For whatever reason, you have that carton in your fridge, and the expiration date is inching closer, and, like a responsible cook, you want to put it to use. Here are eight of our favorite recipes that use buttermilk -- eight recipes to try, and eight ways to make the game of using-up-what's-left-in-the-fridge fun and delicious.
Michael Ruhlman's Rosemary-Brined, Buttermilk Fried Chicken by Genius Recipes

Saag Paneer by merrill

Bread and Buttermilk Fudge by HCR

Creamy Homemade Ricotta by Jennifer Perillo

Lemony Cream Cheese Pancakes with Blueberries by ENunn

Aretha Frankenstein's Waffles of Insane Greatness by Genius Recipes

Irish Brown Soda Bread by merrill

Shirley Corriher's Touch-of-Grace Biscuits by Genius Recipes

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