Having the right temperature is so important for making yogurt. Our often cool, damp weather in Seattle has been a real challenge for making yogurt at home, but that's when you find ways around it, and make more and enjoy during the warm days. We are back to 70+ F weather, summery after a few weeks of what felt like Fall. Here is my method for making yogurt, which a LOT of readers, friends, and family have asked me about.
There are no gadgets or machines required. Once I saw a so-called "green site" advertise a yogurt-maker. They were trying to argue how many resources you can save by not buying those plastic containers, while recommending you buy this machine ... um, WHAT?! Seriously, and the electricity that yogurt-maker uses?? and the materials used to produce and sell a yogurt-making machine to every home? With my more traditional method, you can go back to the basics, where all the best food starts. Homemade yogurt is milder than the store-bought stuff which turns sour easily, and you can make your yogurt in small quantities, to eat it fresh.
These are some of the best of my recipes using yogurt:
1. Mango Shrikhand
2. Mango Power Lassi
3. Tandoori Tofu Kebabs
4. Vanilla Fruit Smoothie
5. Heart Smart Carrot Muffins
These are some of the best of my recipes using yogurt:
1. Mango Shrikhand
2. Mango Power Lassi
3. Tandoori Tofu Kebabs
4. Vanilla Fruit Smoothie
5. Heart Smart Carrot Muffins
5 comments:
the picture makes me think of India and my mom...love homemade yogurt, very different, very yum.
Aww :) this steel container is from my mom! I love homemade yogurt, too...tastes like no other!
"Green Yogurt would make a better title for the essence of your post.
and of course the probiotic bacteria (or something like that--correct me) that is absent in commerical yogurt otherwise stated.
I use a similar method for making yogurt, keeping the oven light to keep the oven warm after firing it up for a bit.
pretty cost-effective since I make several gallons at a time.
Anrosh - That's true, but now a days lot of the commercial yogurts have the added bacteria.
Jude - Thanks for that tip!
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