Yogurt is a delicious food that can easily be made once you know the trick. As you know, yogurt is just clabbered milk. The trick is in knowing how to make it happen in a safe manner. All the tools you need to make it are a stainless steel or enameled pot, a stainless steel or wooden spoon, a candy thermometer and some containers to hold it while it sets. You’ll need some milk, of course, and either a dry yogurt culture packet or just some plain yogurt that has an active yogurt culture in it. Other than that, you just need a warm place to let the magic happen.
Don’t believe that old Urban Legend that says you must have a Yogurt Maker. You are the yogurt maker. Here’s how you get started. First, get a quart of milk. If you want a low fat yogurt, then use low fat milk. Put the milk in a medium-sized stainless steel pot and heat it to the point of boiling. Be sure to stir frequently, and skim off any skin that forms on the top of the milk. Remove it from heat and let it cool to approximately 110 to 120 degrees. The ideal is about 112 degrees. At this point, add your packet of dry culture or just spoon in two tablespoons of plain yogurt and stir well.
If you want to up the protein, add some dry milk powder to the mix. Once you have it mixed well, put the culture into serving size containers and store it in a warm place that is between 110 and 120 degrees. I use my gas stove’s oven. Now, you wait from three to six hours, depending on how tart you like your yogurt. That’s it! That’s all there is to it. Now you can make your own delicious yogurt.
If you think about it, you can imagine many new ways to use it. Make your own frozen yogurt desserts, add it to your Apple cake recipe to make a delicious sour apple cake, etc. The only limit is your imagination. Show off to your friends and neighbors.
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