Homemade Yogurt
Course
Breakfast
,
Condiment
,
Side Dish
,
Snack
Cuisine
Balkan
,
Italian
,
Mediterranean
,
Moldovan
,
North American
,
Russian
,
Serbian
,
Spanish
Keyword
Yogurt
Servings
4
liters
Cook Time
Passive Time
25
minutes
12-14
hours
Servings
4
liters
Cook Time
Passive Time
25
minutes
12-14
hours
Ingredients
12
tbsp
plain yogurt
starter cultures
4
l
organic milk
2 or 3.8% B.F.
Instructions
Over high heat, stirring constantly, bring milk to 90ºC(195ºF). Maintain that temperature for 10 minutes.
Cool off the milk in a water bath, stirring constantly, bring the milk temperature down to 40ºC (113ºF).
Pour off cooled milk to clean 1-2 liter glass jars. Add 3 heaped tbsp of starter plain yogurt per liter of milk, stir vigorously.
Cover jars with clean kitchen towel and then with two thick, warm blankets. Let it ferment for 12-14 hours.
Close the jars and refrigerate up to a week.