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Plain Yogurt Recipe

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Easy to make, delicious plain yogurt recipe. Use low fat milk for an American style yogurt. Use whole milk for a French style yogurt.

by Scarlet

AmericanFamily Food

Servings

Total time

8h 10m

prep 10 min

Calories / serving

144 kcal

Ingredients (2)

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Instructions (6 steps)

01First sterilize the glass jars or pots that the yogurt will be decanted into. Simply sterilize clean jars by pouring boiling water into them and letting them sit for five minutes, afterwards emptying the water out.
02Pour the milk into a large saucepan and heat slowly on the stovetop, stirring gently. When the milk’s temperature is 170˚F (76˚C), turn the heat off and continue to stir for a few minutes to make sure the milk doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
03When the milk is at 105-110˚F (40-43˚C) mix up the little pot of yogurt so it’s smooth and then add it to the milk. Stir the yogurt in well; this inoculates the milk with the yogurt culture. For best results, make sure the yogurt is fully dissolved in the milk.
04Pour the milk mixture into the twelve sterilized jars and then place them in the cooler. Add the three pitchers filled with hot water from the tap, close the cooler lid, and leave the cooler in one place without moving it.
05The fermentation process will take four to eight hours. If you feel concerned about the cooler temperature, you can refill the pitchers with hot water midway. Be sure to keep the lid closed as much as possible while you are re-heating the pitchers.

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