Basic Homemade Yogurt Recipe
If this is the first time you've made homemade yogurt, this recipe will be perfect for you!
It's the first yogurt recipe I ever made. It turned out great and it will for you to.
Here we go!
First you'll need:
- A stainless steel or glass pot (some people like to use a double boiler, but you don't have to)
- A candy making thermometer
- A long handled spoon for stirring
Before you start fill the pot with water and bring it to a boil on the stovetop, let the spoon set into for several minutes and then pour the water out. Now, your supplies are disinfected.
okay, now we're ready.
Plain Homemade Yogurt Recipe
- Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup plain yogurt for the culture (must contain live and active cultures)
- Half gallon of milk (not ultra-pasturized)
- Directions:
- Heat one half gallon of milk over medium heat, stirring often.
- You are going to heat the milk until right before it starts to boil. It will look a little frothy on top and will give off a little bit of steam.
- The milk needs to be brought up to 180 degrees Fahrenheit.
- The next step is to cool the milk. Let it set until it cools to 110 degree F.
- If you want you can cool it faster by placing pot in a sink of cold water.
- Once the milk is cooled to 110 degrees, you can add the culture.
- Add 1/2 cup of plain yogurt, stirring in gently.
- A little trick you can use here, is to remove a cup or two of milk and stir into yogurt and then pour the whole thing back in.
- Now the milk needs to set and incubate. The cultures will do their job and turn the milk into creamy delicious yogurt in about 4-6 hours.
- Either pour yogurt into a yogurt maker container or leave in pot and cover. Then place the entire pot in a gas oven with just the pilot light on.
If you don't have a yogurt maker you might want to try the recipe below, it is super easy. You don't need a yogurt maker or a thermometer. All you need is a crock pot.
How to Make Yogurt in a Crock Pot
I love this recipe. I think it is the easiest way to make yogurt. You do not need to use a thermometer or stand and stir the milk as it is cooking. Best of all it doesn't leave me with any dishes to do. I case your wondering, the milk does not stick to the crock pot like
many soup and sauces do. It cleans up easily.
You do need to do this on a day when you will be around to turn off the crock pot at the right time. I usually have to set the alarm on my cell phone so that I don't get busy and forget.
- Pour one half a gallon of milk into a crock pot
- Set on low for 2 1/2 hours
- Turn crock pot off and let set for 3 hours
- By this time the milk will be cooled enough to add the culture
- Add 1/2 cup of plain yogurt
- Stir in gently
- Cover and wrap the entire crock pot with a towel and let sit for about 6 hours or overnight
- Put in the refrigerator to cool and enjoy!
Now, that you are making homemade yogurt, you'll have a whole new world of possibilites open to you! You can use your homemade yogurt in all kinds of yogurt recipes and smoothies. You can even
make frozen yogurt with it.
Learning how to make yogurt is simple, but it at any point you run into problems don't hestitant to ask me a question or check out the yogurt making troubleshooting page.
Happy Yogurt Making!
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