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A homemade yogurt experience!!!

01:43, Saturday, October 11, 2008 .. Posted in Cookery .. 2 comments .. Link

I had so much fun last night - I made bagels and yogurt!

The bagels were an absolute snap to make - I had no idea it was so easy. I make all of my own bread so I'm sure it was easier for me than it would be for someone without that experience, but still, it took only a little over an hour (including rising! Part of it is that they don't really rise, just rest). And it was so much fun to roll them and get creative with toppings (I dipped some in cinnamon sugar, some in cornmeal, and made some plain), and they were SO. SO. DELICIOUS. I would recommend it for anyone! Probably the best part, though, was seeing the look of amazement on the faces of Todd and my roommates and hearing them say, "Bagels!?? Don't you need a factory to make those?" X-D Hee hee!

The yogurt recipe is one I got from one of my favorite, FAVORITE websites, hillbillyhousewife.com (if you've never heard of it, please go there IMMEDIATELY!). You can view the recipe here. I've never made yogurt before, so it was definitely a learning experience!! I followed the directions to a tee and set up the batch to incubate in our toaster oven overnight. The lowest setting it has is 200', so I set it halfway between OFF and 200', right when the light clicks on. I'm not sure it was actually making any heat, however. :-S In the morning, I definitely had yogurt - it tasted like yogurt and was a bit goopy. However, it hadn't set up. :-( It wasn't a total failure, as it did in fact have the taste and basic texture, it was just quite runny. Todd and I mixed it with frozen berries and wheat germ this morning for a *splendid* yogurt drink. MMM.

Overall, it was a fun experience and I can't wait to try it again! I am determined to become an expert on this homemade yogurt business. We love yogurt, so it will save us a good amount of money, and I thought it tasted fabulous - very sweet, with just a hint of sour. I like the sour yogurt from the store, but I love this one, too. Does anyone know why it didn't set up, though? Do we think it was too cold? I know it didn't overheat, because I was careful about that. I didn't kill the bacteria, because it did in fact turn into yogurt. What's the difference between runny yogurt and thick yogurt if it's still yogurt? I don't fully understand the science yet.

Any comments and critiques from experienced (or beginning!) yogurt-makers would be most welcome!! What other incubation methods should I try? I have a heat pad for our hedgehog, but I don't know if it would be too hot. I think it hangs out around 120 degrees. If I put a towel over it, the yogurt on that, and a bowl over the whole contraption, would the heat be less concentrated and more even?

(My next project will be to see how many times I can use the word 'yogurt' in just one blog post... >.<)
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Yogurt

02:40, Saturday, October 11, 2008 .. Posted by Kristin Hoffman
If you make yogurt with whole milk, it is not only healthier, but will be thicker.

HTH.

Kristin
www.solarfamilyfarm.com
www.knot4fun.com

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02:59, Saturday, October 11, 2008 .. Posted by morningsunshine
are bagels easy? that is so much on my list of things to do. Especially since the grocery where we buy ours changed their distributor, and the blueberry bagels are NOT. they do not have blueberries (like the old brand), but "blueberry-flavored" processed chemical chips. What recipe did you use? could you post, please?
I have not been able to get a good batch of yogurt. I tried the hillbilly housewife dried milk version, and her milk version. I have tried raw milk and pasturized milk and cow milk and goat milk.... and I still cannot get a decent-tasting batch of yogurt. I even bought a yogurt maker, and cannot get a good one.

ps - your links are not working.

Edited by morningsunshine on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at 02:00

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