Makes excellent thick natural yogurt - see the photo. We make ours in an Instant Pot with the yogurt maker accessory - a trivet and five containers with lids. Any extra goes into snap lid pots that go on top of the first layer.
We are now on our second batch, the first batch did 10+ "generations" over a period of two months. We have found the first generation started from the powder is very thin, more like a yogurt drink. Starting the second batch with the most liquid pot of the previous batch produces a nice firm yogurt, as in the photo. I guess this is because there is a greater density of bacteria than in the original powdered starter. Subsequent generations are started with two tablespoons of yogurt in 2 pints of standard homogenised milk.
We have made yogurt with skimmed UHT milk, helped along with couple tablespoons of powdered milk as a low fat alternative. The results were as good as whole milk.
Our method.
1 Heat milk to just short of boiling. Various reasons are given for this, the most likely is it breaks down the lactose. We also do this with UHT as that is only flash heat treated. Kills the bugs but not long enough to effect the lactose. Allow milk to cool. We stick it in a bowl of water to accelerate the process.
2 Preheat Instant Pot whilst the milk is cooling. Allow starter to get closer to room temperature if you can.
3 When the milk is between 43C and 46C thoroughly mix/whisk in 2 tablespoons of starter, or sachet of powder if a new batch.
4 Transfer into pots, load the Instant Pot and 'cook' for 10 hours. At 10 hours, rather than 8, a thicker slightly tart yogurt emerges.
5 Keeps for at least a week in the fridge.
| Product Dimensions | 8 x 2.3 x 8.5 cm; 1 g |
|---|---|
| Item model number | New_SML |
| Additives | Lactobacillus Bulgaricus, Streptococcus Thermophilus |
| Units | 10 count |
| Storage Instructions | Kept in a cool place in the refrigerator |
| Serving Recommendation | 1/2 cup |
| Brand | Natural Yogurt |
| Format | Powder |
| Speciality | Freeze Dried |
| Package Information | Sachet |
| Country of origin | Bulgaria |
