Tonight I put a sourdough start out. I used wheat we ground and filtered water. Starting at the second feeding I will use whole milk, minimally processed. I'm really excited for it. I love watching it grow, bubbling, becoming alive.
Tonight's second project is homemade yogurt.
First step - heat milk in jars to about 185f
(or until a skin forms on the top)
Step two - cool to 110-120f
Step three- culture(live culture yogurt in this case) added
Step four - into the ice chest to incubate.
Many people fill the chest most of the way up the side of the jar with warm water, I used a hot pack and tucked a towel around the jars on top, slid the thermometer in, and closed it up. Twelve hours or so and we will have live culture unflavored yogurt.
You can flavor it with vanilla, fruit, honey...just about anything. I plan on doing one jar with strawberries, one with blackberries, and the third...haven't decided.
So, I will admit this my first attempt at making yogurt, so we will see how it turns out.
