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Maślanka
Maślanka: chilled Polish buttermilk, plain or blended with strawberries
Maślanka, the tangy liquid left after churning butter, is sold in cartons all over Poland and drunk ice-cold with breakfast, with boiled new potatoes in summer, or blended with fruit for children. On its own it is thin, sour and refreshing; with strawberries and a spoon of sugar it becomes a light pink breakfast smoothie. The mistake is buying "buttermilk" that is really thickened yoghurt drink with added flavourings; look for plain cultured buttermilk with nothing else on the label. Chef's tip: chill the glasses as well as the buttermilk, and blend for no more than 20 seconds so it stays light and doesn't separate.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
- 2 cups cultured buttermilkvery cold
- 5 ½ oz strawberries (optional)hulled, or frozen
- 2 tsp sugar (optional)
- 1 tsp dill (optional)finely chopped, for a savoury glass
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Chill two glasses in the freezer for 10 minutes while you prepare everything.
Step 2: For plain maślanka, shake the carton of 2 cups cultured buttermilk well and pour it straight into the cold glasses.
Step 3: For the fruit version, blend 2 cups cultured buttermilk with 5 ½ oz strawberries and 2 tsp sugar for 15–20 seconds until pink and smooth.
Step 4: For a savoury glass to drink with potatoes, stir in 1 tsp dill and a pinch of salt instead. Serve at once.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 110 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 17 g
- Fat
- 2 g
- Fibre
- 1 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does maślanka take?
- About 5 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of cultured buttermilk?
- Milk with lemon juice or white vinegar: 1 tbsp per 240ml (1 cup) milk, left for 5 minutes.
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