Homemade yogurt

[biochemgirl]

Yes, it is safe to say I am making my way through the dairy case!

Has anyone ever made it before? From what I am reading it is fairly easy and much more economical than buying it at the store. I made the mistake of mentioning it to my mom and low and behold she tells me today she ordered me a yogurt maker and it will be showing up at my house soon. I maintain that I could have done it without one.

Anyway, I'm wondering what kinds of flavorings I could add besides the usual fruit and granola. Or some other uses for the homemade yogurty goodness. :chin:

[Ensign Steve]

DILL! DILL AND CUCUMBER!

Sorry, I get a little excited about yogurt.

[ChuckF]

Keep us posted on that yogurt maker. I saw one on sale for cheap recently, and was very tempted because I love the yogurt. But my past experience with the breadmaker has made me reluctant to commit to any <foodstuff widely available for purchase>-making devices.

[godfry n. glad]

Damp!

It's been ages since I made yoghurt at home. From what I remember, it was smoother and better flavored than store-bought. But then, I'm not reliable about that kind of thing. By the time I found the project again, it'd be a science project.

[freemonkey]

There's an old thread around here from when I bought my yogurt maker.

I used it a lot at first, but haven't in awhile because the beginning part needs to be done in a timely manner. Buy a candy thermometer.

The yogurt was definitely way better than store-bought, and better for you because you don't add any gelatin or preservatives.

[freemonkey]

Yup, here's the thread (http://www.freethought-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1470&highlight=yogurt)

[Veritas]

I can make ice-cream, but that's about it.

(And no, I don't have an ice-cream-maker...I don't see the point of those devices to which ChuckF referred).

[Bella]

Here's Alton Brown's homemade yoghurt recipe. (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_19495,00.html)

There's a bunch of links at the bottom to other recipes which use the stuff. It was a fun show to watch, you could probably find it on Youtube if you want.

[Uthgar the Brazen]

Just leave some milk on the counter for a week and then throw some fruit in it.

[biochemgirl]

:giggle: Not so much!

Thanks guys. I really didn't want to have another machine that is a uni tasker (jeez I sound like Alton Brown) cluttering up my kitchen but my mom gets impulsive about stuff like that. It's kinda cute in a way. At least it will be easier to regulate the temperature this way. From what I was reading I could not get my oven that low and I don't think a heating pad would have cut it.

I've done the ice cream thing before too. Goat's milk ice cream of course! There is nothing like homemade ice cream. :yup:

[Veritas]

Yoghurt is made from old man's jizz.

[biochemgirl]

Oh my mom is also looking into making kiefer. Which I don't know much about and I can't seem to find much reputable information on it. I don't know she had some book about the evils of pasteurization and I think that's where she got the recipe for it. It sounds none to appealing to me. :yuck: I'll stick to yogurt.

[lisarea]

For what it's worth, I just leave the little light on in my oven to make yogurt. It's the perfect temperature. But the yogurt maker is probably more energy efficient than that. (As long as you have it anyway, you could grow other stuff like ginger plants and wild yeasts in it.)

[biochemgirl]

My yogurt is out of this world! I've been adding a bit of honey and some fresh berries. Next weekend I am going home so mom is going to send me back with goat's milk. I can't wait to try it with the goat's milk.