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Homemade Yogurt

5 from 1 vote
This recipe requires a yogurt machine. For live cultures, I have tried Bifidobacterium and mixed cultures. I didn't notice any big difference between the cultures I used.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 7 hours 43 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Unknown
Servings: 5
Author: Maggie Zhu

Ingredients

  • 1 liter milk
  • 1 pack 1 gram yogurt live culture (or commercial yogurt which contains live culture)
  • 5 tablespoons honey or jam
  • Any fruit papaya, strawberries, blueberries you prefer, cereal or nuts

Instructions

  • Thoroughly clean the container before making yogurt. (Use boiling water to clean the jar the first time after purchase)
  • Add milk into the jar, add the live culture (or commercial yogurt), mix well with a clean spoon, cover with lid.
  • Place the jar in the yogurt machine, turn on the machine and set the timer for 10 hours. After 10 hours, take the jar out of the yogurt machine and let it cool down at room temperature. Chill the yogurt in the fridge before serving. You can store the yogurt in an air-tight container in the fridge up to 5 to 7 days.
  • For serving the yogurt, you can add: (1) honey with flaxseed (2) jam with fruits you prefer (3) honey with cereal and nuts or (4) whatever you like!
  • For making Greek yogurt, use a cheesecloth to strain the yogurt until it turns very thick and creamy.