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Yogurt
is a culture of
thermophilic microorganisms
(commonly
Streptococcus thermophilus
and
Lactobacillus bulgaricus
) in milk. The
lactose
in the milk is
coagulated
by the
lactic acid
produced by the bacteria's
digestive processes
Because it is only
encouraging
bacteria
to grow in something they really like, making your own yogurt at home is fairly simple. You have probably encouraged all kinds of microorganisms to grow in your
refrigerator
without even trying
Ingredients
:
one or more
glass jar
s or
bottle
s with lids in which you will
culture
and
store
the yogurt
A large
saucepan
that can hold all of the jars for a
batch
enough
milk
to fill the jars mostly full - I've seen recipes using
powdered milk
, but ick!
1
Tbsp
of
sugar
per quart of milk (
optional
, but makes the yougurt slightly
thicker
)
1/4
tsp
of
salt
per
quart
of milk
a
live culture
or
container
of yogurt which contains live cultures and isn't way past the
expiration date
like the ones I get when I shop because I just grab the closest ones to the front
.
a cooking thermometer or talent for telling temperature accurately simply by touch
4-6 hours of free time, access to some
water
, and a
stove
Instructions
:
mix the indicated amounts of
sugar
and salt per quart of milk you plan to use, and fill each jar
not quite full
but full enough, just so it looks about right
place the jars into the
saucepan
, then fill the saucepan nearly full of water around the bases of the jars
bring the
water temperature
up to 180
o
F
or more (not boiling). Keep the temperature above 180
o
F until the milk has reached 180
o
and remains there for at least five minutes. do not stir. Especially do not stir with your
hand
.
turn off the heat until the milk temperature drops below 140
o
(I add
ice
to the water, but that's because I'm
impatient
!)
stir about a tablespoon of active
culture
or live culture-containing yogurt into each jar and
mix
well - if the milk's still too hot, you'll
kill
the nice little bacteria - so be careful!
bring the water temperature up to somewhere between 130
o
F and 140
o
F, and maintain it there for 4-6 hours
.
For a milder yogurt, lean toward four hours, six hours will make a
sharper-tasting
yogurt.
If you keep out a
portion
of the batch for the next time you plan to make yogurt, keep in mind that you will have to refresh your base culture with the
storebought
yogurt every three to five times. The cultures
drift
, and the taste becomes less pleasant - kind of like that expired stuff my wife makes
me
eat.
I like to stir in more sugar or sweetener and a bit of
vanilla
while the yogurt is still warm. When
refrigerated
, you can drink this stuff for
breakfast
and it is
smoothly
stupendous
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