Homemade Yogurt Recipe

How to make it

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• Prepare the towel wrap: Place the two beach towels on a flat surface (table) in a crosswise fashion so that they cross in the middle. Place a heating pad under where the towels cross and turn it to high.
• Place 6 Tbls of plain yogurt in a small bowl and wisk until very smooth. Your Yogurt may turn out lumpy if you don't do this. Allow to reach room temperature.
• Place a clean bowl or saucepan (must have a lid) in a sink fitted with a stopper.
• Pour milk into a large saucepan over med high heat. As Milk is heating, wisk in Dry Milk and Honey. At this point you need to pay attention and wisk every 3 - 5 mins to keep milk from sticking to the bottom of the pan. Bring milk just up to boiling. This kills all the harmful bacteria from spoiling the yogurt.
• When the Milk just begins to boil. Pour it in the clean bowl in the sink with and fill sink with enough cold water to surround the bowl but not enough to float it. Allow to cool, stirring occasionally (about 5 mins) until your finger can be held in the Milk barely to the count of ten. (If milk cools much beyond the finger test, it must be reheated.)
• Add a small ladle of the warm Milk into the plain Yogurt starter and wisk to combine.
• Add the thinned yogurt to the boiled Milk and stir well. Cover and place it on the two heavy towel and wrap it up. Turn the heating pad to low and keep on for 30 mins. Turn the heating pad off.
• Once the yogurt has set, (3 -6 hrs depending on room conditions) move to the refrigerator. Before using the Yogurt for the first time, remove about 1 cup of the fresh yogurt to a small Jelly or fruit jar. This will be the starter for your next batch.
• The Yogurt can now be divided up into individual servings or used straight from the original bowl. As you use it, drain off any excess water that may accumulate.
• ** Tip: Whole milk will work but the extra fat molecules tend to inhibit bonding between the proteins resulting in a looser product. 1% will work also but the flavor trade off is significant.