{"id":6321,"date":"2011-04-27T21:37:21","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T03:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2011-04-27T21:37:21","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T03:37:21","slug":"homemade-yogurt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/27\/homemade-yogurt\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Yogurt"},"content":{"rendered":"

My go-to breakfast these days is yogurt (with oatmeal running a close second).\u00c2\u00a0 Greek yogurt, to be exact.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I eat plain Greek yogurt with homemade granola<\/a> OR with cinnamon, ground flaxseed and honey mixed in, topped with slivered almonds and blueberries or blackberries.\u00c2\u00a0 Plain Greek yogurt is definitely an acquired taste, but now I don’t even like the taste of the other flavored yogurts.\u00c2\u00a0 They seem way too sweet and artificial tasting!\u00c2\u00a0 My favorite store bought Greek yogurt is Fage, and I can easily go through a large container of it in a week or less, since it can also be used for baking, cooking and dips.<\/p>\n

Last year I started reading about other bloggers who regularly make their own yogurt, and decided to give it a try.\u00c2\u00a0 There are many methods out there that don’t require any special equipment.\u00c2\u00a0 If you’re not quite ready to splurge on a yogurt maker (though you can get one for around $40), here are a few homemade yogurt recipes to try first:<\/p>\n

Make Your Own Yogurt (and Cream Cheese)<\/a> @ Heavenly Homemakers<\/p>\n

Homemade Yogurt, the Easy Way<\/a> @ Kitchen Stewardship<\/p>\n

Homemade Yogurt: Crockpot Style<\/a> @ Finding My Niche<\/p>\n

Making Homemade Yogurt<\/a> @ Keeper of the Home<\/p>\n

I decided to splurge on a yogurt maker (using a gift card), and I LOVE it!! This is the one I’ve got:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This yogurt maker is available from Amazon<\/a> or King Arthur Flour<\/a> for around $40.<\/p>\n

I love the little glass jars and just how easy it is to make yogurt with this!!\u00c2\u00a0 The recipes I tried previously seemed a little fussy, but I’ve had nothing but success with this little appliance.<\/p>\n

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How to make yogurt<\/span>:<\/p>\n

Bring 4 cups of milk to a boil.\u00c2\u00a0 Then mix 1 glass jar of store bought or previously made yogurt (6 oz) with the milk until smooth.\u00c2\u00a0 Then divide the mixture evenly between all 7 jars, place in the yogurt maker without the jar lids and cover with the large plastic lid.\u00c2\u00a0 Set the timer for 9-11 hours (varies depending on what percent fat milk you use and how thick you want your yogurt) and let it cook!\u00c2\u00a0 Once the yogurt is finished cooking, you refrigerate it for at least 3 hours before eating.\u00c2\u00a0 This yogurt has wonderful texture and firmness, but to make it even more Greek-like, you simply strain the yogurt overnight through cheesecloth to get rid of the excess liquid (which is actually whey).<\/p>\n

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I haven’t tried adding flavoring or fruit add ins just yet since I enjoy plain yogurt, but this is definitely something I plan to experiment with in the future.\u00c2\u00a0 Maybe some honey and vanilla, maybe some blueberries or strawberries.\u00c2\u00a0 I’ve also seen some recipes for savory yogurt with basil or pesto that can be used as a sandwich spread.\u00c2\u00a0 With my next batch, I’m planning to freeze some for delicious frozen yogurt….mmmm!<\/p>\n

Have you tried making your own yogurt?\u00c2\u00a0 What was your experience like?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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My go-to breakfast these days is yogurt (with oatmeal running a close second).\u00c2\u00a0 Greek yogurt, to be exact.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I eat plain Greek yogurt with homemade granola OR with cinnamon, ground flaxseed and honey mixed in, topped with slivered almonds and blueberries or blackberries.\u00c2\u00a0 Plain Greek yogurt is definitely an acquired taste, but now I don’t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,55,48,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breakfast","category-homekeeping","category-recipes","category-tips"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6321"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6332,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6321\/revisions\/6332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepickyapple.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}