faffa's Yoghurt

[nazar]

wow
    all you ladies sound like your having lots of fun trying to work out the right way to make yoget  .
 l am too at the moment  but think l have work out success ,
 l have been searching the net for different ways as it takes to long to use the thermie
sorry ladies 
will post my results later 

[andiesenji]

Nazar,
I don't use the TMX for yogurt because I like my regular routine - heating it in the microwave and incubating it in a YoLife electric yogurt maker in the winter - in the summer when temps are high, I use  a YoGourmet insulated container 2-liter or just put the covered container out on the deck when temps are over 100° F.

I have posted the complete process on my blog on this page using the YoLife .

I know people who incubate yogurt in a tightly sealed container in their cars that are parked in the sun in cooler areas. 
One person who lives in the mountains wrote to me about making several 4-liter batches at the same time with the sealed containers in the back of a station wagon parked in the sun.  The outdoor temp was below 40° F., but the interior temp of the vehicle was 95° F.

There are many ways, you just have to use some ingenuity. 

I should add that some people have had problems with electric yogurt makers producing too much heat but this can be remedied simply by using a wire grid or flat rack to keep the container from touching the bottom of the container.  Even a small silicone hot pad will do the trick and also keep the container securely in place.

[dede]

It's been 8 hours and....................I have sucsess. Yay it worked. Now the biggest test  ..................will the kids eat it?
Thanks Faffa for the tips. Will be able to half the waiting time for it to cool next time.

[Vivaroo]

Faffa thanks for the clarification on how the temperatures work, makes perfect sense but in my mind I was reading the number as a maximum rather than minimum.

I have successfully made yogurt in the past using stove top and finger method, and incubated in the Eziyo filled with boiled water up to the red insert. Will try again using this method and report on the Eziyo method.  The only thing that was stopping me is I don't have powered milk, but I see it's not necessary.

Now Greek yogurt is just regular yogurt that has been strained in muslin is that right? 

[Halex]

Well done Dede.

Well the banks not open so i am going to take a deep breath and try the yoghurt. Hope it doesnt tie up my bowl for too long. Could i put it in the frdge straight away to help it cool faster?

Hally

[judydawn]

Yes, pop it straight into the fridge Hally.  Making yoghurt is just one of the things which proves how 2 bowls would be extremely helpful at times like this 

[dede]

I just tasted the yoghurt and it thick and creamy. I used light milk as thats all we use. It's very bland at the moment but I'm going to add some fruit. Hopefully the fruit will be sweet enough so i don't need to add any sweetener.
What do others use to sweeten their yoghurt?

[Halex]

Mine is in tne fridge cooling, yes i am interested too, what about some honey and cada woukd that work well?
H

[dede]

Cada? Is this a iPad spelling mistake? Or is it an ingredient I have yet to hear about?

[Katiej]

I love Hally's iPad spelling!

But no CADA is correct.  It can be found in the Vegetarian cookbook - its coconut, almonds, dates & apples.

It does look nice, but my OH is allergic to nuts so I've never made it

[dede]

Oh thanks for that Katie. I learn something new every day.

[Halex]

No its CADA, no kgb today


CADA its in a taste of vegetarian
Handful of shredded coconut
Handful of almonds
Handful of pitted dates , i dont like dates  i use raisons
1  apple quartered
 pulse it with the turbo button two or three times.
H

[judydawn]

Mandi, here's an early thread on yoghurt flavourings.

[Halex]

Ok its now tucked away in my thermoserver for the day.
It took just  over  1 hour to cool in the fridge.

So lets see what happens in 8 hours

I now have my bowl back, yay

H

[southpaw]

For those of us without a yoghurt maker, if you wrap the bowl of unset yoghurt in a blanket and leave it on the bench overnight, it will be set in the morning... this works in any metal bowl (at least I have had success with it).

Also for the temperature, as the human body temperature is 37degrees, if you put your little finger in the mixture and it feels neither warm or cold, it will be the exact temperature you need to mix the culture into.

I was given these tips by an Indian friend of mine that has been making yoghurt all his life and I haven't had a failure yet.......and this was pre TMX days too