How to Make Yogurt From Scratch

You'll never want to buy yogurt from the store again!

Things You'll Need

• 1 qt milk
• 1 small container of plain yogurt
• 1 mesium saucepan with lid
• 1 kitchen thermometer

Instructions

1. Put all of the milk in the saucepan (lid on or off, it does't matter).

2. Insert the thermometer (if it has an alarm, set it to 100 Deg Fahrenheit or 38 Deg Celsius), heat the milk to 100 Deg Fahrenheit or 38 Deg.

3. Mix the yougurt into the warm milk with a spoon or a whisk.

4. Warm up your kitchen oven mildly (up to 125 Deg Fahrenheit) and then turn it off. This is only needed to provide a lukewarm environment for the yogurt starter to react.

5. Insert the saucepan with the milk / yogurt mixture in the oven and cover it with the lid. Leave it inside the oven for 5-8 hours (I normally do it in the evening before going to bed, and have wonderful yogurt in the morning).

6. After 5-8 hours, stir the whole mixture and distribute it to jars (possibly glass jars) and store it in your fridge. This yogurt lasts at least for 10 days.

7. Save some yogurt to use as starter for the next batch.

   ENJOY!!!

Tips & Warnings

• Use whole milk for thicker yogurt.

• If you don't have a thermometer, use your finger to test the milk temperature, it should be the same as your body (I did this for years before buying a thermometer).

• If you use low fat or fat free milk, you'll have some water forming on the top: either remove it with a ladle or mix it in.