Lactose free homemade yoghurt...

kippers

I have recently made yoghurt (thanks to this forum) and it is lovely and my family love it.

The problem is that i want to make a lactose free version for my dd2 (as she has recently been diagnosed as serverely lactose intolerant) , so she can enjoy lovely h/m yoghurt again.

I have searched and searched and searched for a recipe and can't find one and i was wondering if anyone from this forum can help. I want to use the lactose free cows milk that you can buy to make it as my dd2 hates soya milk (and doesn't like the soya yoghurt that the supermarkets sell).

So, can anyone help?

rising_from_the_ashes

I use Lactofree but not tried in HM yoghurt.

I don't see why it shouldn't work the same as "normal" milk as it works fine in things I've cooked with it (and haven't made any adjustments).

The only suggestion I've got is to have a look at the ingredients on a tub of Lactofree yoghurt and see if there's anything different from "normal" yoghurt in there. HTH

PixieDust

I've found this:

Can I use lactose-free milk to make yogurt? Yes, and no. Lactose is the sugar in milk that the yogurt bacteria will consume, and produce lactic acid (yogurt's tanginess and natural preservative). Lactose-free brands such as Lactaid are made from cows milk with lactose, and lactase added. Lactase is the enzyme missing in the gut of lactose intolerant individuals. It breaks the lactose down into two simple sugars: glucose and galactose. The yogurt cultures consume these to make the yogurt. So if the milk did not have any lactose to start with, it would not work. With that said, there is not much lactose left in the finished yogurt even when you use regular old milk. As a result, many lactose intolerant individuals can enjoy yogurt. You might want to try a small amount of good quality plain yogurt, and if all goes well, start making your own. If that fails, use Lactaid or other brand. here: http://www.makeyourownyogurt.com/homemade-yogurt-faq.php

It seems to be saying that there isn't much lactose in natural yoghurt by the end of it...so she may be able to have HM yoghurt....I suppose it depends how severe her intolerance is :S

PixieDust

It seems that Lactofree do make yoghurt ( http://www.lactofree.co.uk/news/are-you-yearning-for-lactofre/ ) - are you able to get this at your local big supermarket (and does DD like it? ). If you can't get hold of it, perhaps you could approach the manufacturers and ask for a sample, or a list of local or online stockists....?

PixieDust

On here http://fiascofarm.com/dairy/yogurt.htm if you scroll down there is a bit about making soya yoghurt at home. I know DD doesn't like it, but the bit I thought was interesting was where she says that you can't make yoghurt without some sort of sugar (which is apparently what lactose is). So.....numpty-logic would seem to indicate that you probably can make it with lactofree milk, but you would need to add some sort of sugar to it to start the ball rolling..........?