Indiana Jones and the Delicious Buttermilk Syrup

Asps... very dangerous. You go first.


Tonight Chris and I had an Indiana Jones marathon. It was way fun. They are up at the top of my very very favorite movies list. 


Then I made a batch of this syrup to take with me on our camping trip. Chris brought home a whole lot of pancake mix from work when we were very first married. We have just dented the surface in using it. I have bags and bags of the stuff. So I offered to make pancakes for everybody. Well I thought it would be fun to make this syrup to share too. And there was a little bit of extra syrup to put on ice cream and peaches while we watched the movies.

This is so easy to make and really delicious! One thing. You really do need a large pot or it will foam over. This time I made the entire batch, but the first time I made it I halved the recipe and it was more than enough to last me a week. And I used it as much as I could in that week, I promise. This stuff is good on pancakes, waffles, ice cream; just about anything you want extra sugar on. Don't be scared of the buttermilk, either. It really is essential, because it is what makes this stuff so good.


Here's what you need:

That's 1 1/2 cups butter, 1 1/2 cups buttermilk and 3 cups of sugar. Combine it all in a large (!) saucepan (or just the biggest pot you have).

My largest pot happens to be my cutest, too! Yeah, it's really adorable, and it's from Saver's!

Here it is, all combined. Melt the butter all the way and bring it to a boil while continuing to stir.

Now it should look like this! Remove it from the heat, and brace yourself for the next bit.

Now we need 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 tablespoon baking soda. I like to whisk in the vanilla first before it foams up from the baking soda. Be sure it isn't on the heat anymore. Especially because if this boils over onto a hot element it could start a kitchen fire.

See how much it foams?! Yeah. I warned ya. And it's almost instant. So whisk that baking soda in quick and then stand back. You could even put the pot in an empty sink before you whisk in the backing soda. Sinks are easier to clean than stoves are.

(In case you didn't believe the last pic, and this was after it went down a bit)

The whole batch makes a lot! Enough to fill a big and little mason jar. The foam eventually goes down. But it takes a bit of time. Look at how pretty that color is! I wish computers had smell-o-vision, because as Chris put it, "This stuff is potent." It really will smell up your house, and not everyone likes the smell of buttermilk. But everyone WILL love the taste of this syrup.

Buttermilk Syrup

ingredients:

• 1 1/2 c (340 g) Butter
• 1 1/2 c (355 ml) Buttermilk
• 3 c (575 g) Sugar
• 1 t (5 ml) Vanilla
• 1 T (15ml) Baking Soda

directions:

1. In large saucepan (make sure it is big enough to accommodate the syrup foaming when the baking soda is added), combine butter, buttermilk, and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring regularly.
2. Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla and baking soda (it will foam up at this point.) It is now ready to serve.