Any Home Bakers Here?

[BigBlueHen53]

@ronnolt1

My sourdough has finally started to bubble thanks so much for your help

Mine's doing good too. Ron is the Sourdough Guru!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Divide the milk into the jars. Divide the milk/starter into the jars, and stir to combine.

This confused me. I mix a little of the warm milk into the starter,* then put that back into the warm/cooled milk. Stir gently to combine thoroughly, then just divide that among all the jars. I use half-pint (8-oz) canning jars. Put lids on and put in a warm place** for 3-5 hours, then refrigerate. Careful not to shake. Refrigerate overnight.

*Sometimes I order powdered starter from Amazon.
**I have used my oven with the light on but the light fixture is now broken. When I did that, I put the jars in a warm water bath, and the light kept it at a steady warm temp. That works best for me.

Now that that is not an option, I use a camping cooler with warm water in it, covered with blankets or a quilt. (Mr Appliance is coming out this week to see if the light fixture can be replaced or repaired. If not, I guess I need a new appliance, so wish me luck!)

 

[jnicholes]

Getting a sourdough loaf ready for tomorrow.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I culture yogurt and it is very good in recipes that call for buttermilk.

I make my own yogurt too. May try this tomorrow. Still have bananas to use up.

 

[Aria]

You don't need a yogurt maker. I make yogurt by the gallon, and here's what I do. Pare down the recipe as suits your purpose.

You need:
1 gallon of milk *
1 small container of plain yogurt for starter
5 wide mouth quart jars

*I use fat free, but you can use any milk. BE SURE it is NOT "ultra pasteurized." A lot of organic milk is, and it won't become yogurt.

Put the contents of the container of plain yogurt (starter) in a bowl and let it sit on the counter to warm up a little. Heat the milk gently to 185 degrees F. Cool back down to 115-120. Put about 1/2 cup of the warm milk in the bowl with the starter, and stir until it's mixed.

Divide the milk into the jars. Divide the milk/starter into the jars, and stir to combine.

Incubate in a warm place (90-105 degrees) for about 6 hours.

You can stop there, or you can drain some of the whey out to make it a Greek style yogurt. That's what I do, and I end up with about half a gallon of yogurt and half a gallon of whey. I use the whey in place of water when I make my chickens' mash snack, or in smoothies, or for baking, or cooking rice.

I mix my yogurt with honey, berries, and whatever else sounds good.

Sally, THANKS for the recipe. Greek Yogurt is one
of my favorite foods. I purchase FACE in the LARGE container 5%. LOVE IT. Thanks again, I did not realize it was that simple to make. Aria

 

[Aria]

Mine's doing good too. Ron is the Sourdough Guru!

Ron has MANY TALENTS...Sourdough is one of them.
I have learned from Ron.... Aria

 

[Sally PB]

This confused me. I mix a little of the warm milk into the starter,* then put that back into the warm/cooled milk.

Oh, sure, you can mix the starter/milk back into the whole pot of milk.

Thinking back, I used to cool the hot milk down in the individual jars, so that's why I would have to mix the starter into the individual jars. Now I cool the milk down in the big pot, so I don't have any idea why I don't mix the starter into the big pot.

 

[Sally PB]

Some other things I learned about making yogurt...

The ultra-high temp (UHT) pasteurization process changes the structure of the proteins so that they won't turn into yogurt. So I can't use organic milk, as all of the organic milk in the store I shop at is UHT processed.

If you don't like the taste of your yogurt, try a different starter the next time. I use the store brand plain yogurt, and I like the taste of mine. I used a different brand, and I could tell it tasted different. It was ok but I liked the other one better. I've never used a powdered starter, so I don't know anything about them.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Okra turns to soap in my mouth. I feel like the more I chew it, the more it lathers!

Good description.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Bakers good morning one and all!

Temperature is 53 and sunny.

Have a great day!