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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (167g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

Calories 100
Calories from Fat 49 (48%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 5.5g 8%
Saturated Fat 3.1g 15%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 16mg 5%
Sodium 67mg 2%
Potassium 240mg 6%
Total Carbohydrate 7.6g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Sugars 8.8g
Protein 5.4g 10%

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Homemade Yogurt

Recipe #256581 | ½ day | 10 min prep | add private note

By: GIBride
Oct 1, 2007

This is the healthiest, cheapest, and best way to make yogurt without the preservatives and unhealthy sugars frequently used in store-bought brands. It is great as a snack and can be used with any variety of veggies or fruits. There are tons of ways to prepare it!

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 4 cups whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons yogurt (active)

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large cooking pot pour in the milk. Set it on medium high and watch it carefully so that the milk won't boil over the pot and spill out. It only needs to boil until it starts to bubble up quickly.
  2. 2
    When the milk bubbles high turn off the burner of promptly remove it from the burner.
  3. 3
    Let it cool for about 30 minutes or until it is close to room temperature
  4. 4
    Using an old mayonnaise jar, or a glass jar that holds about 36 oz, drop in the tablespoons of yogurt.
  5. 5
    Add the cooled boiled milk from the pot into the jar. Tightly close the lid.
  6. 6
    Wrap the jar with two tea towels and place it in the oven. Turn on the oven light and keep it on until the yogurt is thick.
  7. 7
    Leave it in the oven over night or for about at least 8 hours to give it time for the active yeast to thicken it.
  8. 8
    When it is thickened, place it in the refrigerator. It will keep for a week, but no longer.

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From: mama's kitchen

On Jan 13, 2009

WOW! This IS the easiest way- the easiest I have ever come across! I was a doubting thomas at first so I only made half the recipe. But it works! I LOVE that you can mix this up in a jar and have fewer dirty dishes to boot! I heated the milk in the microwave- I know some scoff- anyway- I used the micro to heat the milk (in the same jar I was storing it) to boiling and the bubbling up almost to overflowing part- about 6 mins. Cooled to room temp in the jar, added the yogurt, wrapped in towels and into the oven. In the morning I had more yogurt! I will be using this recipe from now on! Who woulda thunk the light from the oven would be enough heat? Great recipe G I Bride! Thanks for sharing!

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