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Make your own yogurt

Make your own yogurt
This instructable produces fresh yogurt for your eating (and educational) satisfaction from everyday cow's milk and an active culture of L. Acidophilus.
 
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Step 1Collect your gear

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What you'll need to make about three cups of yogurt:
2 Tbsp dry milk
3 cups milk (2% or skim)
2-3 Tbsp unpasturized plain yogurt
medium saucepan
stovetop
CLEAN containers
cooler

Vanilla yogurt can be used instead of plain yogurt too. The added yogurt must contain a live culture; pasturized yogurt has been heated to kill both pathogenic and beneficial bacteria. If fruit yogurts are used as the source of this culture, the bacteria usually aren't as healthy.


The smallest portion of yogurt I can find comes in 6 oz. and milk comes in half gallons. I personally like this yogurt, though the missus won't eat it--god bless her--so I'm scaling up the quantities accordingly:
1/3 cup dry milk
1/2 gallon 2% milk
6 oz. unpasturized plain yogurt

Those are more appealing quantities anyway.
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14 comments
Dec 15, 2006. 3:06 PMDanny says:
can i ask do u need the powdered milk. I mean is it essential if so, why.....
Dec 16, 2006. 2:52 PMDanny says:
ok so is there anything else i can use instead. the reaon being where i live the dry milk comes in bigger containers and itll go to waste so if there is anything could you let me no?
Apr 28, 2007. 4:08 PMmcadwell says:
If you use cheesecloth to remove enough whey you get yocheez. It's soft like creamed cheese and can be used the same way.
Sep 19, 2008. 11:50 AMmcadwell says:
I recently made some flavored yocheez and blended in onion juice, finely minced cooked ham and a sprinkling of salt and pepper. Used it as a sandwich spread. Yummy
Dec 18, 2006. 11:41 AMDanny says:
thanks very much. you seem to know alot about yoghurt-lol id like to see a instructable on how to make cheese or even butter thanks again
Apr 28, 2007. 4:07 PMmcadwell says:
Dried milk can be kept in a lidded container in the fridge or freezer for very long periods of time. I make homemade yogurt with only dried milk (no fresh milk). No pics available as no camera. 1 qt milk (made from dried milk) 1/2 c dry milk 2 tablespoons acidophilus yogurt (as a starter) In a pan heat liquid milk to 180°f, cool to 115°f. Blend starter and dry milk into a small amount of heated milk, stir into pan. Pour into clean/ sterilized jars, screw on lids. Wrap a heating pad around jars, cover with a towel and set on low heat. Let incubate til it sets. The longer you let it incubate the stronger it will taste.
Sep 19, 2008. 11:47 AMmcadwell says:
I use quite a bit of dry milk in place of regular milk in cooking as I am allergic to regular milk.
Apr 13, 2008. 8:28 PMneffk says:
Yogurt can be drained to make a nice soft cheese. Softness depends on how big of a lump you hang and how long it drains. This cheese (see accompanying photo) was drained for about 3 hours and has shrunk by about 50%.
Sep 16, 2008. 12:42 PMcorey_caffeine says:
that is what you call greek yoghurt
Jun 2, 2007. 3:21 AMSquee says:
I work as a barista (I make lattes and cappuccino's and those other expensive espresso drinks) and I can personally attest that milk scalds at significantly higher temperatures than 100 F (closer to 200 F would be more accurate) as I make 180 F drinks for some crazy customers that like insanely hot drinks and at that temp only some of the froth scalds (as it heats faster than the milk)
Jul 31, 2008. 10:53 AMscottk1216 says:
I think you may have misread that. I think he was saying to let it cool to that temp after scalding.
Dec 14, 2006. 10:08 PMcrestind says:
I am horrible at cooking/making any food other than microwaveables. We'll see how my yogurt turns out.

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