Yoghurt Recipes Thread

Spooky_Pooky

maryb wrote: »

say it quietly - £19.99- but it was my birthday!

You can also get extra inner containers so you can store it in the fridge and start the next batch before the last one is used up

I also have the same yoghurt maker - thinking it would save me money - the very first batch i made was relatively successful in terms of consistency but was made with UHT soya and tasted of nothing. Since then i've tried goat and cow UHT and pasteurised and come up with nothing which resembled anything like yoghurt - I have tried warming the milk in the microwave (although this wasn't in the instructions) and I've added milk powdere but this just make the yoghurt come out with a really bizarre almost rubbery texture... I'm desperate to make it work so please can someone give me foolproof instructions (I'm worried that I might be doing something fundamentally wrong as the actual instructions were lost during my house move..)

Any help you can offer is massively appreciated!

Money_Maker_Shaker

I seem to get through a lot of yoghurt, especially the Greek Style natural ones, and wondered if it would be more economical in the long term to make my own?

Does anyone else do this? Any tips on how to do it too.

Many thanks

Magentasue

Ooh yes, there's a lot of yogurt making around here! There's a long merged thread that I'm sure your post will be added to. Meanwhile, all you need is a container and a warm place. A yogurt maker provides these but I've used a casserole dish in an airing cupboard and others use a flask.

We only like greek style so I make two lots and then put a sieve over my Kenwood bowl, line it with muslin or a clean tea towel and pour the yogurt in. After a couple of hours the tea towel is full of yogurt and the bowl is full of whey. If you tip the teatowel the yogurt falls away from it because it's so thick.

Definitely worth doing if you use a lot.

Money_Maker_Shaker

Thanks, very helpful.

I searched this board but didn't find any other threads on homemade yoghurt, it's all in the search term I suppose!

I don't have an airing cupboard or so finding a warm space might be a little tricky. As I don't have a flask either I might need to buy a machine, any recommendations on where to look?

Magentasue

I have this one and it works very well. I've seen others at boot sales and the like. Ebay maybe? You need a couple of spoonfuls of plain yogurt, I use live, and a carton of UHT full-fat milk.

I think this is the right thread.

Penelope_Penguin

Here you go - these are some yogurt making threads:

Easiyo yogurt maker, or make your own?

Yogurt without a yogurt maker

Yogurt recipes thread

I'll add your post to the last one later, to keep ideas together.

Penny. x

lipslaura

i was wondering if anyone could help me as my 10 month old baby needs dairy free yougurt so i was wondering as i have just bought a yogurt maker, i need to know if i can use oatly milk and soya yougurt (live) to make yougurt, as she can only small amounts of soya, also it tell yous to use 1 1/2 pints of milk then cook it for 8 hours would i be able to half the amount and half the cooking time to. please anyone help me as im about had it trying to make new things that will suit her many thanks laura

lipslaura

i have tried a batch with oatly but this did not work im not sure if it was because i only did half the amount and half the amount of cooking time. im going to try and make a normal batch tomorrow with live yogurt and milk see if i can make yogurt for the rest of the family im just hoping that this will work

jayward

hi, made some yoghurt last night the first time i hat tried ,
its a lakeland electric one and it said you could use evaporated milk so i had a go i diluted it a full can milk and a full can of water ,used Greek style yoghurt as my starter.
it turned out great very thick and creamy and not too sharp and cost 50p for a litre and you would not know it was made from evaporated milk

LittleBill

Hi All ...

I have had an Easi-yo for about a year now and make about a litre of plain yogurt per week using ...

1 litre Semi-skimmed UHT milk
1 dollop of yogurt from the last batch
1 Tablespoon Skimmed milk powder

This turns out great but it is not sweet enough for the children ... (How much for de children?) ... and i wish to cut out all the shop bought yoghurts we get and make my own sweet ones ...

I could use pureed fruit (when we have to going spare) and sugar etc ... but could anyone let me know ... to make a simply fruit flavour 'smooth' kids yoghurt ... could I add a little milkshake mix to the batch ... or even a spoon or two of Angel Delight mix ... ?

LittleHopefulOfAWonderfulAnswerBill ... :^)