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Country Girl married to an awesome Country Boy!
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Making Yogurt
We eat sooooo much yogurt in our household. I have found that if I eat yogurt everyday I can keep the dreaded yeast infections away. (I am very prone to them) And if for some reason I have to be on an antibiotic I consume 3 servings a day and it keeps me ok. My kids also love yogurt and in the summer we can devour smoothies made with fruit and yogurt. All this yogurt eating can be EXPENSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!
My mom had made yogurt when I was a kid and so I knew it could be done. I gave it a try and after several attempt with a variety of methods I decided purchasing a yogurt maker was the best option. I purchased a "Salton" brand on Amazon.com. This thing is very much worth the cost! I can make a quart of yogurt for $.75!!!! My savings paid for the yogurt maker with 20 batches (at 2 a week that is 10 weeks). I have had my yogurt maker for almost 2 years now...... talk about SAVINGS $$$$!!!!!
I really like thick yogurt and to get extra thickness I add about 1/2-2/3 cup dry powdered milk. I also add 1/3 cup sugar (I know.... not healthy). Sometimes the yogurt still doesn't come out as thick as I like for eating so we use that for the smoothies....yummy!!!
My FAVORITE breakfast is homemade granola with yogurt on top!!!!! I just finished my bowl.... mmmmm!
Directions for making yogurt:
Warm 3.5 cups of milk to very hot, but not boiling
Add: 1/2 - 2/3 cup dry powdered milk
1/4- 1/3 cup sugar
pour about 2/3 cup of this milk mixture into a coffee cup and allow both mixtures to cool. The milk mixture must be between 105 -115 degrees. I just use the wrist test and when it feels the way water should feel when baking bread I know it is right. When I first started making yogurt I used a candy thermometer. I have actually found I prefer to be on the warmer side.....
Once the main mixture is at the right temp add 1/4 - 1/3 cup of starter yogurt to the milk in the coffee cup. (you can purchase plain or vanilla yogurt for your first batch and then save some yogurt for future batches. About every 5 batches start off with a new store bought yogurt starter.) Mix the yogurt well with the milk and pour it into the main batch. Stir and put in yogurt maker..... just ignore it for 7-12 hours, chill all day or over night, ENJOY!!!!
Mix in fruit or jam if you want..... we often just serve fruit and yogurt together. Then of course as I mentioned earlier.... yogurt on granola!!! YUM!!
Have a great day!
Heather |
Posted: 08:13, Tuesday, August 7, 2007 |
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Thanks for visiting my blog! I have been trying to perfect yogurt making for a couple of months. I don't have a yogurt maker and have found the best way is to incubate my yogurt in a crockpot full of hot water. I do have problems with the yogurt sometimes not being think enough though. I LOVE it with homemade granola too.
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Posted by Anonymous at 08:04, Saturday, August 11, 2007 |
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homemade yogurt
It's funny; I just had a blog entry myself about using yogurt to cure yeast infections (I've done so for years) and a new "cure" I recently came across using cloves of garlic. I have to say, the garlic was very effective but I miss the soothing quality of yogurt. Like you, I eat a lot of it to begin with so it's always on hand--I've never made my own, but I've always been curious. You've inspired me. Maybe I'll give it a shot.
In Germany I ate a lot of yogurt-cheese called quark which I sometimes make for myself. Have you ever had it? Essentially you let yogurt drain through a cheesecloth for twelve hours and the solids that are left are the quark. You can then mix all kinds of things in it--my favorite being chocolate--and then spread it on toast for a protein-rich breakfast.
Speaking of homemade things, Jamie and I are getting ready to buy our first house, and one of my first happy thoughts about it had to do with finally getting a basement. "At last," I thought, "I can make my own sauerkraut! And keep produce in a chest freezer!"
It's the little things, no? :) |
Posted by journeyworker at 01:46, Friday, August 24, 2007 |
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