This has to be one of the easiest things to make. Took me awhile to figure out how easy it was and now I'll never go back to buying store bought yogurt. There are many benefits to homemade yogurt. The most important being that there are only 2 ingredients. Store bought versions have a lot of gums and preservatives to give them a longer shelf life.
So how do you make homemade yogurt? You'll need:
4 cups milk (preferably organic). You can use whole or low fat milk.
1 tsp yogurt from previous batch (or store bought yogurt for 1st time)
Boil the milk. Let it cool down to about 110 degrees F. I usually just set the kitchen timer for about 25 minutes after the milk has boiled. After it reaches 110 degrees F, transfer the milk to a glass container in which you will store the yogurt. Add the 1 tsp of yogurt and mix well. Then put the container in a warm place to incubate for about 7 hours. Make sure your yogurt has set after 7 hours and then put in the fridge. Easy breezy :=)
If your yogurt did not set, it could just need more incubation time. Let it sit for another 2-3 hrs and check again. If it still did not set, then it could be that your starter yogurt was not fresh and live. The starter yogurt must have live cultures in it for it to work. Hope this works out for you.
So how do you make homemade yogurt? You'll need:
4 cups milk (preferably organic). You can use whole or low fat milk.
1 tsp yogurt from previous batch (or store bought yogurt for 1st time)
Boil the milk. Let it cool down to about 110 degrees F. I usually just set the kitchen timer for about 25 minutes after the milk has boiled. After it reaches 110 degrees F, transfer the milk to a glass container in which you will store the yogurt. Add the 1 tsp of yogurt and mix well. Then put the container in a warm place to incubate for about 7 hours. Make sure your yogurt has set after 7 hours and then put in the fridge. Easy breezy :=)
If your yogurt did not set, it could just need more incubation time. Let it sit for another 2-3 hrs and check again. If it still did not set, then it could be that your starter yogurt was not fresh and live. The starter yogurt must have live cultures in it for it to work. Hope this works out for you.
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