Tofu Yogurt

I dont, bu soya yogurt is nice, especially the little lemon soyasun organic ones

I just googled these. Got the following but there were others too.

Soya yoghurt (I'm not sure of the nature of this company, I have only looked at the recipe which seemed fine.)

Tofu yoghurt

Thanks, Gingham Ribbon. Had a look at these links - the tofu yoghurt does use silken tofu, as Point3 says, but also lemon juice and mustard so is more of a savoury dip or spread to my mind. I already make something similar but add garlic and olive oil. I don't know why it didn't occur to me before, though, that you could presumably make a sweet version with honey, orange juice, fruit, etc. Bit of experimentation called for, I think.

Re. the soya yoghurt - link recipe uses live plain soya yoghurt as a starter culture. I've never seen it for sale - has anyone else? I know you can start HM soya yoghurt off with live cow's milk yoghurt but as I'm lactose intolerant am reluctant to try that one which brings me to my next point (yeah, I know I go on a bit!) -

Another question for you all: obviously I avoid cow's milk but someone told me that if a commercial live cow's milk yoghurt, the ordinary bog standard plain variety, is made without initially adding any sugar the bacteria break down the lactose and it becomes lactose free. Does anyone know anything about this and if so which brands to try (organic if poss).

point3 wrote:

Yes, it's true that live bacteria used in yoghurt-making break down milk sugars (lactose) into lactic acid. This lactic acid makes the milk proteins thicken and gives yoghurt its tangy taste. I don't think yoghurt can be guaranteed to be lactose free, though, as you can't be sure that ALL the lactose has been broken down. However, an additional benefit with yoghurt is that the live bacteria can continue to break down lactose within the gut - for this reason, many people with lactose intolerance find that yoghurt is perfectly OK to eat.

HTH

Thanks, Point3. In that case I think, if no-one knows of a live plain soya yoghurt, I'll try HM yoghurt made with soya milk and a cow's milk starter, as presumably any lactose will get broken down further and be negligible. I can tolerate butter (no lactose apparently) and hard cheese so hopefully should be OK with this. Didn't want to experiment with this one though, as, without supplying too much information, lactose does unpleasant things to me.