Homemade Plain Yogurt

Name: Homemade Plain Yogurt
Prep time: 6 h 20 min
Cook time: 6 h 20 min
Total time: 6 h 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters 1% milk; 59 milliliters dry milk powder; 3 Tbsps plain yogurt with active cultures

Homemade Plain Yogurt might be a good recipe to expand your morn meal recipe box. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 20g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 386 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet. Head to the store and pick up milk, milk powder, yogurt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 6 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Place a large pot on the stovetop and place sterile 5 half-pint canning jars inside. Fill with enough water so that the jars are immersed up to their necks. Set the burner to low heat. The goal is to be able to maintain a consistent temperature between 110 degrees F and 115 degrees F (45 degrees C) for 4 to 6 hours. Check the temperature using a candy or meat thermometer periodically.

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Canning Jar

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Pot

Meanwhile, pour the milk and dry milk into a large saucepan. Stir to dissolve the powder and set over medium heat.

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Powdered Milk

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Heat until just steaming; your thermometer should read 180 degrees F (82 degrees C).

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Kitchen Thermometer

Remove from the heat and place the pan so the bottom is sitting in a bowl of ice water. Cool until the temperature has dropped to 115 degrees F (45 degrees C).

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Water

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Bowl

Frying Pan

When it reaches the temperature, remove it from the heat and stir about 1 cup of the milk into the plain yogurt until thoroughly blended. Stir this mixture back into the pan of milk.

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Plain Yogurt

Milk

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Frying Pan

Pour the milk mixture into warm glass jars to within 1/2 inch of the rims. Set in the warm water bath. The water level should be up to the level of the yogurt in the jars. Cook uncovered and be sure to maintain the temperature at 110 to 115 degrees F (45 degrees C) for 4 to 6 hours. I like to do

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Yogurt

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Milk

Do not stir or poke the yogurt at all during this time - even if you are tempted! Doing this may cause it to become watery.

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Yogurt

When the time is about up, you can check the yogurt by pressing gently on the top or tipping the jars to see if it is set. It is done when the yogurt is firm and there is a thin layer of yellowish liquid on the top.

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Yogurt

Remove the jars from the water and dry off. Seal with clean lids and rings. They should be good to keep in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 weeks.

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Water

Be sure to save a little extra out as a starter for the next batch. Over time your homemade yogurt will start to lose it's potency as starter (like making a copy of a copy of a copy), so every fourth or fifth batch you may want to use store-bought yogurt as starter. Just make sure it says ''live active cultures'' on the container. Good luck!

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