One of the things that we have been making is yogurt. I didn't get pictures, but the process we have been using is:
- Heat your milk (gently) to 180 (I know - it is not raw anymore)
- Cool the milk to 120
- Add your starter
- Put it into some device to keep it about 110 for about 8 hours. I have been using my dehydrator. I have a box one and my glass pyrex baking pans slide right in. I can do about 2 gallons at a time.
- We like a custard type of yogurt, so I pour the whey out using a big colander and a dishtowel with a catch pan underneath. I drain for about 10 minutes, then move the yogurt to a bowl and whisk it with a wire whisk.
- Add fruit (I cook mine and sweeten with honey), a bit of salt, some vanilla and YUM! It will set up a bit more as it chills.
- Bottle it up for lunchboxes. We found 4 oz. glass jars that work great.
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Cindy
Oh yum! Even though it's not raw anymore, it's still so much more healthy than the corn syrup/preservative laden "product" in the stores! I like the idea of cooking the fruit with honey!
ReplyDeleteIt is really good with the fruit/honey, but I am thinking about getting some different organic extracts. The fruit flavors just don't seem bright enough - and if you get enough fruit to really taste it, the yogurt is overwhelmed. So.... next I'll try with a fruit/extract mixture :)
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