Homemade Yogurt--More Info

I have been experimenting with homemade yogurt for a few weeks now. I am satisfied with the results but am always looking for more information to improve my technique and product. Will be adding the information from the following two articles to my repertoire.

• WHY YOGURT?
• Flavored Yogurt Flair

Here's a nice article concerning the use of yogurt in the kitchen

Update: Homemade Yogurt

If you remember last night I made my first attempt at homemade yogurt. It has been a success, I highly recommend the recipe I followed.

Some points to consider based on my initial experience:

• would like a thicker yogurt so will be adding 1/4c. more powdered milk
• this is an "unsweetened" yogurt have been adding a bit of honey to each serving
• do not need such a large container of yogurt as my starter,,,will have to make quark cheese out of extra,,,duh!!!
• I used whole milk
• my incubation time was about 3 1/2 hrs which made a nice mild flavor, may up that to 4 hours
• would like to figure out how to make different flavors,,,going to try chocolate tonight buy adding some sugar and cocoa

Overall I am pleased. My goal is to make a batch of yogurt every week.

Homemade Yogurt

Tonight I am going to give this recipe a whirl. I am currently at the incubation stage which will last between 3-5 hours so I will have to update this on Friday at some point and let you know how it turns out.

I really have high hopes for this "experiment" as yogurt is a favorite food but the cost is a bit high. The health benefits (for me personally) of consuming yogurt far out weigh the cost, in my opinion. By making homemade the cost will be halved allowing me to eat the two servings I would prefer too eat daily.

As for the quark cheese it will be a revisiting of an old friend, alt ho I did not realize that until I was talking with my partner about my experiment(s). When I lived in Buffalo (about 12 yrs ago) I used to purchase organic yogurt in bulk and drain they whey. I never knew that their was a name to this item it was just something I learned to do as a substitute for cream cheese. I'm looking forward to doing this again.

On a side note: Al tho my partner and I have dis-similar taste in food, she is willing to taste my concoctions. She may not like all of them but at least she tries.