Buttermilk Batter Bread is a savory quick bread that is easy to make whether you are at home, on the road, or camping. It has a light texture with slightly sweet, tangy taste. It can be eaten for breakfast or it can go with dinner. Buttermilk Batter Bread is a good, all-around bread recipe to have in your solar cooking recipe box. Plus, it can be made gluten free.
I love making quick breads in the solar oven. They stir up quickly, with just a few ingredients. Dessert quick breads, like Chocolate Zucchini Bread and Pumpkin bread, are always a wonderful treat. But sometimes, I want a savory bread to go with dinner. Buttermilk Batter Bread is a great addition to any meal. If there is any left, toast it for breakfast and layer on some homemade jam.
Buttermilk Batter Bread
Buttermilk Batter Bread only takes a few basic ingredients that are readily available in most modern kitchens.
Flour, sugar, egg, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and buttermilk. Wait! Buttermilk? I don’t know about you, but I don’t keep buttermilk in my refrigerator. I never have. Instead, I always use a substitute.
Buttermilk Substitute
- 1 TB spoon lemon juice or white vinegar
- milk
Pour 1 TB spoon into a one cup measuring cup. Add enough milk to make 1 cup. Stir. Let stand 5 minutes. Use in recipe.
Although there are other substitutes for buttermilk, this is the one I used in this recipe.
Gluten Free Buttermilk Batter Bread
Do you prefer or need a gluten free bread? Substitute gluten free flour for the regular flour. I used Tom Sawyer Gluten Free Flour. The batter was smoother than the original recipe. It was more like a pancake batter. However, the end results were remarkably the same. The taste and texture were identical.
Solar Cooking
I baked two loaves of Buttermilk Batter Bread. One was the regular recipe (L) and the other was gluten free (R). I baked them side by side in an All American Sun Oven. The loaves baked for 45 minutes at 330°F (166°C). Although they were done, I left them in for another 15 minutes to brown them a little bit.
The time it takes to cook in a solar oven varies depending on how hot the oven gets, and that depends on many variables including the type of oven, the weather, and the food being cooked.
How Long Does It Take To Cook In a Solar Oven
The taste and texture of the two loaves were almost the same. In fact, they were so similar that it was difficult to tell them apart.
Love this bread? Please leave me a comment below.
- 2 cups all - purpose flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salk
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted
- Set the solar oven out to pre-heat while preparing the ingredients.
- Spray a 9x5 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, egg, and butter.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Mix well.
- Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry and stir until flour is incorporated, but don't overmix. Batter will with thick and slightly gooey.
- Spread the batter evenly in the pan and smooth the top.
- Bake about an hour in a hot solar oven.
- Cool 15 minutes before slicing,
Gluten Free: Substitute gluten free flour for the regular flour. I used Tom Sawyer Gluten Free Flour. The batter was much lighter, more like a cupcake batter, but the results looked and tasted the same.
Cooking Time: The time it takes to cook in a solar oven varies depending on the type of oven, the weather, and how hot the cooker gets. My bread baked for 45 minutes at 330 F (166C) and it was done, but I left it in the solar oven for another 15 minutes to let it brown a little bit on top.
Bake in a regular oven at 350 degrees F(177 C) for 45 to 50 minutes.
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Wow, this is really good! Tried it today and it came out so tender and has such a great flavor! I will definitely keep this recipe handy!
I used a glass bread pan because that’s what I had. It’s a clear cool day with almost no clouds so my oven was about 300-325. Took close to 2 hours. Probably would have been a little faster in a dark pan but this worked for me.
Hi Kathie, I love this bread too. It is so easy.
I am a solar cooking rebel. I use a glass pan quite often. I’ve also cooked in tin foil pans and those disposable cardboard pans. For instance, if I’m cooking out at a park, I use a disposable pan because I don’t want to carry home dirty dishes. Does it take longer? Maybe. But every time you solar cook, the time it takes varies depending on the weather conditions anyway. So I use whatever works at the time and I don’t really know or care whether it takes a few minutes longer as long as it gets the job done.
Thanks for checking in. Have a great solar cooking summer. Merry