Foodie Friday (Make your own yogurt)

I make my own yogurt... there I said it.  Call me a "granola" type if you like.  I don't do it cause its healthier or so I'll know what's in it.  I do it cause its cheap and easy... simple as that. 

Here's how I make mine... a tried and true method... never messes up.  

What you need.
Pasta pot
quart glass jars
cooking thermometer
washcloth
potholders
cooler
blanket
stovetop 
milk  ( I USE 2%)
1 small (single serve) plain yogurt with active cultures

1.  I use 2% milk, the normal stuff in the gallon jug. Most of the time it comes from Walmart and is the cheaper of the 2 they offer.

2.  Grab your 5 qt. pasta pot, fill it 3/4 full of tap water, place a dishrag in the bottom of it. Start boiling the water.

3.  Fill glass jars ( I use 1 qt glass jars)  almost full with milk, and set them on the washcloth in the pot. Pull out a small container of plain yogurt, and let cool to room temperature.

4.  Let the water boil and the milk heat till the milk becomes 180 degrees F.

5.  Remove the milk bottles by using a hotpad, let the milk cool till it is 110 degrees F.  (this step takes the longest... about 1 hour)

6.  After your milk has cooled to 110 degrees F, stir in 1 spoonful of yogurt into each jar of milk, then cap the jars. (VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE MILK GETS TO 110 OR YOU WIL KILL THE YOGURT YOU PLACE IN THE JARS, AND YOU WILL NOT HAVE YOGURT.

7.  Place the jars in a cooler and wrap the cooler in a big blanket or towel. Place is a warm, room temperature area

8.  FORGET ABOUT IT!!! overnight or for about 10 hours.... the longer you wait the thicker it gets. Then refrigerate.  DELICIOUS.

* NEXT TIME YOU MAKE YOGURT, YOU CAN USE THIS FOR THE BASE INSTEAD OF BUYING A SINGLE SERVE YOGURT.

Trust me... this is so easy... after one time... you'll be a pro.  I promise I make this and just didn't see this recipe and throw it out there... I hate that.

COME BACK NEXT WEEK TO SEE HOW I MAKE A DELICIOUS OATS WITH FRUIT IN A CUP USING THIS YOGURT.