So I came across this article by Harold McGee that described a way of making yogurt at home -- without a yogurt maker. My husband and I have been on a bit of a yogurt jag, so I decided to give it a try. I followed the method carefully -- twice -- and got nothing but milk.
Lemons:lemonade::failed yogurt:homemade sherbet, so that came out all right. Now I'm trying a crockpot method, so we'll see how that goes.
Do you make yogurt at home? Do you do it freestyle or with one of those cunning little yogurt makers? Any suggestions?
My son can make yogurt! I watched my friend make it, then I made some and now my son can make it.
4 cups milk
Heat it to 118 degrees.
While it's heating, sterilize your container (we use glass jars, my friend uses a thermos).
Into the yogurt container, put about 1 TBSP of store-bought yogurt and a bit of sugar and vanilla.
Cool the hot milk down to 90 degrees and then pour into the yogurt container.
Put the lid on and put the container somewhere where it will stay warm. The garage in Florida is a good choice. I can also put the jars into a small ice chest. My friend puts her thermos on top of the fridge...more to protect it from her teenage boys than because it's warm up there!
12-24 hours and it will be ready to put in the fridge.
It's great stuff, without the usual wang that you get from store yogurt.
(I will have to check the temps for you...118 seems a strange number, but that's the one in my head)