Easy and Delicious Homemade Yogurt

Why homemade yogurt?

It tastes better (less sour)
It’s better for you (no preservatives, sugar or chemicals added)
It’s less expensive
There’s no packaging waste

photos by Coco Zordan

Yogurt, yoghurt, or yoghourt (/ˈjoʊɡərt / or /ˈjɒɡərt /; from Turkish: yoğurt; other spellings listed below) is a fermented milk product produced by bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as “yogurt cultures”. Fermentation of lactose by these bacteria produces lactic acid, which acts on milk protein to give yogurt its texture and its characteristic tang. (from Wikipedia)

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How to make yogurt at home

By coco, February 13, 2017

How to make yogurt at home without a yogurt maker.

Cook time: 20 minutes
Yield: 8 cups
Allergens: dairy products

Ingredients:

Instructions:

pour milk in a pot on low-medium heat

add cream

let simmer for 2 minutes, remove from the heat

let it cool to 110 F*

remove skin

add your own home-made yogurt or any whole-milk plain yogurt.

cover with lid and wrap up in a wool blanket like a baby. Leave it in a warm place for 12 hours, if your oven has th option set the temperature on 105 or 110 grades F.

Note: you can let it sit it longer in winter and it won't affect the taste of the yogurt, if your house is cold you can place the pot wrapped in a cotton kitchen towel in the oven with the light on or - if your oven doesn't have that option - in the oven slightly warmed up for a few minutes till it has reached 110 F*and then turned off