Ice Cream (makers and recipes)

MATH

I'm thinking of getting a yoghurt maker. Can you make nice creamy, sweet yoghurt yourself at home. I've tasted some folks home made efforts and to say they made you draw your cheeks in is an understatement. I don't want to splash out on a machine if the kidz won't abandon Muller.

maryb

I bought the lakeland bulk yogurt maker which i use with UHT milk - if you get it from Asda or lidls UHT is as chaep as fresh but at sainsbury's it's slightly more expensive. It makes perfect thick creamy yogurt every time - i use yeo Valley organic as a starter. In fact it's so creamy DD1 complains because it's not sharp enough. no pleasing some people!!!

apprentice_tycoon

MATH wrote:

I'm thinking of getting a yoghurt maker. Can you make nice creamy, sweet yoghurt yourself at home. I've tasted some folks home made efforts and to say they made you draw your cheeks in is an understatement. I don't want to splash out on a machine if the kidz won't abandon Muller.

You don't really have to spend anything if you are prepared to experiment with the heating arrangements. There are a lot more detailled posts on the last few yogurt threads with tons of info to get you started, but you can use either

a bowl that is kept warm ie airing cupboard, top of a boiler, wrapped in blankets etc

a wide mouth flask

an electric yogurt maker like the 1970's type with glasses that you fill and put into a heated box, car boots are a good place to look

Homemade yog is wonderful, it's not sharp at all (if it is sharp it was probably left to make for too long) you can make your own Fruit Corner type puds with some softly set jam and strained HM yog....delish

culpepper

You can use pie filling if you dont like to use jam.The tinned pie fillings are very much like the muller fruit corner stuff but it wouldnt be difficult to make it yourself with a sweetened sauce.

squeaky

Black Cherry!!!!!