YOGURT
Recipe category
Makes 4 quarters / a gallon / 3.785 liters
Preparation time
600 minutes
Cooking time
25 minutes
Number of servings
15
Difficulty
Fácil
Ingredients
1 gallon of milk
1/4 cup of plain yogurt or 60 ml
1 cup warm milk, taken from the gallon
3/4 cups of sugar
3/4 tsp mold inhibitor
Recipe instruction
- Pour milk in a pot, warm over medium-heat. Stir every 2 to 3 minutes, until reaches 180F through 195F.
- Remove from heat and cover. Hold temperature at 180F for 5 minutes. NOTE: Thicker yogurt needs to hold temperature at 180F for 25 minutes.
- After 5 minutes transfer pot to a sink filled with cold water. Bring the temperature to 115F as quickly as possible. Remove pot from sink.
- In a small bowl stir together the yogurt with the warm milk.
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Pour the mixed ingredients in the pot. Stir for 20 seconds. Divide the mix evenly into the jars, sealed them tightly. Nest the jars, cover and keep them in a dark and warm room from 8 to 10 hours.
Flavor and sweeten
FLAVOR: Follow instructions depending brand and amount.
SWEETEN: Dissolve 130 grams of sugar per liter with water to get better results. Amount for the whole gallon: 3/4 cups of sugar dissolved in water.
- Add preservative, per the tag instructions. Image of the product:mold inhibitor, 3/4 teaspoon per half gallon of yogurt.
- Transfer the jars to the fridge and hold them from 6 to 8 hours before consume them.
