Here is the recipe I used to make my Yogurt, yesterday. It took about an hour and a half total preparing but was NOT labor intensive (5 minutes here - rest for 30, etc). The incubation period was 6 hours. THE LONGEST 6 HOURS EVER AS I AM TOTALLY IMPATIENT!! Lastly I did a "mini control" batch that failed. **Details at the end. Ingredients: 1/2 gallon milk (I used regular whole milk from Stator Bros that is buy 2 for $3). 1/4 cup Organic PLAIN yogurt - I was making cheese anyway so I had this on hand Additional Items needed Glass jars (2 qt & 1 pt) - IMPORTANT!! (**SEE END) Baking Sheet Candy Thermometer Stainless Steel Bowl Ladle Funnel Beach Towel Place uncovered glass jars on a baking sheet (or stone) in oven. Turn oven to 200 degrees. Pour 1/4 cup yogurt into a stainless steel bowl and set on counter. Heat 1/2 gallon milk on medium heat until it reaches 180 degrees. (This takes about a half hour - I cleaned my kitchen, played with my dog, watered the garden, & played on the computer in between prep times). Once the milk hits 180, turn the stove and oven OFF. (DO NOT TOUCH EITHER OVEN DOORS OR STIR POT - JUST WALK AWAY. Mix yogurt (still sitting on the counter blooming away) until it is smooth. When the milk cools down to 110 degrees (about a half an hour - mine took about 45 minutes) the magic begins! Ladle 1 cup of milk into yogurt. Whisk until smooth. Add another ladle of milk. Whisk until smooth. Now take your bowl of yogurt milk and pour it into the rest of your milk. Whisk until smooth. Open your oven (FINALLY) and pull out rack of jars - BUT DO NOT REMOVE FROM OVEN. Ladle your yogurt milk into the jars. (I found putting the milk pot on the oven door worked the best for me.) Wrap your UNCOVERED jars with the beach towel. Push back rack and close door. DO NOT DISTURB FOR 6-8 HOURS. (I WROTE A BIG NOTE AND TAPED THE DOOR SHUT TO PREVENT LOOKIE LOOS - EVEN MYSELF). After a minimum of 6 hours, open door pull out jars, inspect for texture, taste and lid! Refrigerate or make cheese! **The recipe I followed stated that it would make 2 Qt, I made 2 Qt + 1 pt so I quickly grabbed a ramekin (small ceramic even proof bowl) and poured the leftover yogurt milk into that. I set it on the tray but did not wrap in towel. The ramekin thickened just slightly and had a buttermilk taste but was NOT YOGURT. Enjoy!!
Posted on: Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:13:32 +0000
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