Hey all.Well, we are both pretty sore from our arduous hike up Mount Roberts yesterday, but Our Green Year waits for no one. Therefore, we decided to make something yummy for our 72nd day, and that is yogurt.
Yogurt is something that tastes great, is healthy and can make great smoothies. However, yogurt is also very expensive. Pushing $3.99 for one container where we are. Therefore, to limit our use of packaging, to re-use containers we have and to be even more self-sufficient, we are going to be making our own yogurt from now on.
Amazingly, it is a really easy process.
You will need one quart of milk, two tablespoons of yogurt.
- First you sterilize the milk by pouring it into a pot and bring it to the point where it is nearly bowling, with small bubbles forming along the edges and with steam rising. Check the temperature of the milk and ensure it is between 82 and 85 Celsius. Do this heating process slowly, while stirring constantly.
- Cool the milk to room temperature while stirring on a regular basis. Check the temperature and do not move forward in the steps until the temperature is below 49 Celsius and above 32 Celsius.
- Let the yogurt sit at room temperature while the milk is cooling.
- Put the yogurt to the milk and then mix them together in containers by pouring the milk into a clean container. Cover each container tightly with a lid.
- Put the containers in the oven (with only pilot light on) or outside so that the temperature gets to about 41 to 49 Celsius. When the yogurt is thick like pudding, it is ready to take out. Do not stir yogurt. The entire incubation process can take eight to 14 hours.
- When ready, place yogurt in the fridge for about one to two weeks. Add flavoring if you want, like blueberries.
