faffa's Yoghurt

[Amy :-)]

Wow, thanks for that warning Andie

[Shally]

While yoghurt is cooking, pour boiling water into glass jar (from yoghurt maker) or Thermos flask to sterilise and warm. (If using jar, place into yoghurt maker) - I use an Easiyo thermos and jar

Once yoghurt is cooked, pour immediately into jar or thermos and leave overnight or for around 8 hours to set. You should not disturb the yoghurt during this time. (I make mine last thing at night and leave it while everyone is in bed so there is no chance of it being disturbed)

Place in fridge and don't forget to reserve 3 tablespoons for the next time!

Dear All 

I am going to 'try' to make this and use my Easiyo thermos flask and jar. Could you please clarify when I have warmed the jar and thermos flask with the hot water - do I leave the hot water in the thermos flask, insert the jar with yoghurt mixture and replace thermos lid (as I would when making Easiyo) or do I throw the hot water away from the thermos flask and insert the jar with yoghurt mixture into an empty warm thermos flask?

Hope this makes sense?

Many thanks

Shally 

[VieveMS]

Hi Shally, This may be a case of the 'blind leading the blind' but I have put on my first batch of yogurt today and I left the water in the Easiyo container.  I haven't checked it yet but will let you know how it goes...

[judydawn]

Same here Shally. I currently have my yoghurt sitting in my Easiyo container from when I made it at noon today.  After reading up on things here, I decided to put warmish (not boiling) water into the Easiyo thermos. I've left the hot water in the thermos flask, inserted the jar with yoghurt mixture and replaced thermos lid (as I would when making Easiyo) so it's due to come out of there at midnight and go into the fridge.  I will let you know how it turns out.

[Shally]

Thank you VieveMS and judydawn 

I will follow suit and do the same 

[judydawn]

We haven't said it worked yet Shally so you had better wait until tomorrow 

[Greyhoundmum]

I have my first batch of thick yoghurt made with the Cheeselinks starter,  will let you know how it sets in the morning !

[Shally]

Judydawn I will follow your suggestion and wait - but I do have every faith in you  

Thermie is busy at the moment (just done a batch of pizza dough)

I'm having one of those days where I started reading a thread then divert to another via a link, then diverted to another and another...
gone from yoghurt to soft cheese (directed to Youtube) onto tomato ketchup, meringues and more. Have spent about two hours reading/looking/listening and only read 2 threads on the forum  

Still got 5 pages of 'not read since last visit'  

But I have added a few thermomix sites/blogs to my bookmarks on the computer   so this makes it productive (well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)  

Looking forward to hearing how the yoghurt turns out  

[Shally]

Greyhoundmum - fab news!

[CreamPuff63]

I bought some cheese links starter in June I think and just put it in the freezer...time to use it 💫

[judydawn]

Shally, sorry forgot to report the success of my yoghurt using the Easiyo container and thermos as discussed last night.

I used UHT skim milk so wasn't sure if it would work or not but it is lovely, not overly thick but the same consistency as fruit yoghurts you buy so I can't ask for more than that.  Thanks Katie for the Cheeselinks starter 

[VieveMS]

Sounds like you had more success with your yogurt Judy than I did with mine.  Mine was quite runny and lumpy.  Actually, I don't think the Easiyo was the problem.  I followed Valeries' recipe and I am not sure that mixing the yogurt for 3-4 seconds using  was enough.  It still tastes OK but I think I'll drain off some of the liquid before using it.

[judydawn]

I used this recipe Vieve and after the first step, I tipped the milk into a bowl and stuck the TM bowl into the fridge for 1/2 hour.  Poured the milk back into the bowl, put the bowl in place and the 37^oC light was out so I just heated it until the light came back on - only took a short time - then continued with the recipe.
Tipped it into my Easiyo container, poured hot but not boiling water into the thermos and left it untouched for 12 hours.

Next time I'll try full cream milk and see if it makes much difference to the thickness.

[VieveMS]

Thanks Judy, I'll try that recipe and your method next time.

[Shally]

Judydawn and VieveMS thank you so much for sharing your feedback   

I was going to add 'live' plain yoghurt as my starter   However the (Greek) yoghurt I was going to use doesn't have 'live cultures' in it  so I'm going to buy some cultured plain yoghurt today. Hopefully I'm doing a food shop this afternoon so I will make the yoghurt later on and report back tomorrow.

Thank you again and well done on your success - you both have homemade yoghurts that are edible and usable - hope to achieve the same (will be good to use my redundant Easyio containers) 

Judydawn look forward to hearing about your comparison with full cream milk