Make Your Own Homemade Yogurt

   During my research I found that like most things, there are a million different ways to make homemade yogurt. You can order a starter or use a commercial yogurt as your starter. You can use a dehydrator, heating pad, crockpot, yogurt maker or oven to act as your incubator.

Make Your Own Homemade Yogurt

Yogurt is so incredibly easy to make that there is no reason to buy commercially-made yogurt. This is a great trick if you have kids, since you can use yogurt to boost their nutritional intake and avoid the added sugars in commercial yogurt.
Before you get started, have the following ingredients and items ready to go:

• 2 tablespoons of ready-made yogurt as starter (stick to organic, no-sugar-added varieties)
• 1 quart of raw, organic milk (goat’s milk is best)
• A food-grade thermometer
• 1 bath towel
• 1 quart-sized mason jar
• 1 ice cube tray
• A wire whisk
• An electric heating pad
• 4-quart saucepan

Once you have everything ready to go, you can begin. Just follow these steps to enjoy fresh, homemade yogurt:

1. Heat the milk in the saucepan, avoiding scorching. Allow the milk to boil very slightly.
2. Pour the milk into the glass mason jar and allow it to cool down to 110° (use the thermometer)
3. Stir the starter yogurt into the milk and seal the jar.
4. Wrap the jar in the heating pad and wrap it in the towel.
5. Leave the jar in the turned-on heating pad for 7 to 10 hours.
6. Gently remove the jar from the heating pad and transfer it to the refrigerator.
7. After letting the yogurt sit overnight, it will form into the yogurt texture that you know, and is ready to eat. Stir in fruit or spices to give it a little flavor boost. Add spices and fruit to each individual serving to avoid contaminating the jar of yogurt. 

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