can you use non-fat dried milk?and overall, is it worth the time and effort to make this greek yogurt/
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I don't use nonfat anything. Sugar is what's bad for you. That said, I eat the entire batch in one sitting. It's that good.
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Yes, I have used non-fat dried milk to make yogurt for over 10 years. I have never had a batch fail. I always followed the manufacturers directions of adding 1/3 cup of dried milk per cup of water. After making up 2 quarts of milk, I then added one more cup of dried milk to get a thick yogurt. You still need to heat the milk to 180 degrees and cool back down to 110 before adding your starter. I incubate in a yogourmet yogurt maker for 14 hours.
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I have not personally used non-fat dried milk to make yogurt, but I have seen recipes using it to make cheese so I would think it would be okay to make yogurt with. It is worth the time and effort to make it for me as I have dairy goats. I have plenty of good milk to make it with; add to that my homemade jam and you just can't buy that at the store! Really, the hardest and most time consuming part of the whole process is heating the milk.
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It takes all of 10 minutes to heat the milk, and another 10 to cool it down, and you can be doing other things at the time. Then you let it sit in the yogurt maker for 8 hours or so, throw it in the fridge, and strain it if you want. The yogurt is so fresh tasting and delicious. If you strain it to make greek yogurt, you get a lot of whey (liquid) that you can use for baking - whey stays good for a long time. I think if you are one of those people that enjoys making their own food and cooking, and eating yogurt, you'll enjoy making the yogurt. It's unbelievable easy to clean too.
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All you need to do to make greek yogurt is to strain it. You can either use cheesecloth, or you can you a extra large coffee filter (like from a professional size drip). I usually strain mine overnight. You may find you want to drain it longer to get the thickness you like.
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No you don't need to use Yogourmet starter packets! You can try other starter packets from other companies. However it is much cheaper to buy plain greek yogurt, like Fage'. Use it as you would with the starter packets.
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Wow just got off the phone with Euro Cuisine. They were so helpful! Yes you can do dairy free yogurt! You will need to find a recipe and follow that. If you are using dairy free milk like soy, almond or coconut you are going to have to add sugar. If you need more info just call them they are so helpful.
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This is great. I use Elaine G's recipe too so this info helps. I wanted to know if I could use 2% lactose-free milk since I'm short on regular. I'm also going to add 5% cream- which I didn't realize had other ingredients in it- like "modified milk ingredients. " If you can make yogurt with soy milk- [which I would never use], I don't see why this wouldn't work. I'll try and see. I have also found keeping the temp. at the simmer point for a minute before cooling and the culturing temp. a little cooler than suggested makes a thicker, firmer result.
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Yes you can make non dairy yogurt BUT it contains dairy so your non dairy yogurt will not be vegan for any vegans who are interested
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I use any good PLAIN Greek Yogurt, but a good PLAIN regular yogurt will work as well -- just look to see if it has active cultures (most all of them do) and I get it at the supermarket.
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No! You can make an almond milk yogurt, but you must use almonds that have been grounded up and soaked. Store bought "almond milk" has other ingredients in it.
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Tanya, I get a little package of plain yogurt to start mine. It works great. I make the greek yogurt. You will have to strain it to make Greek yogurt.Mine tastes better than the Fage brand. I use2 tablespoons of Fage to start mine, so I can eat the rest. But you can start it with regular yogurt. I am thinking about doing a Youtube about how to do it. I have some great tips that will make it easy to do
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Tanya, I get a little package of plain yogurt to start mine. It works great. I make the greek yogurt. You will have to strain it to make Greek yogurt. Mine tastes better than the Fage brand. I use2 tablespoons of Fage to start mine, so I can eat the rest. But you can start it with regular yogurt. I am thinking about doing a Youtube about how to do it. I have some great tips that will make it easy to do
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I have been making yogurt with 2% lactose free milk- Lactaid as well as other brands and it works great- it is thick and creamy and absolutely delicious. I use plain whole milk yogurt to start- I have found two brands in my area that make the best yogurt- I did not care for Stoneyfield as a starter I do add a bit of brown sugar to the milk before I heat it as I had read that there may not be enough sugar in lactose free milk for the culture to work properly. I started out adding 1/2 tsp to five cups of milk and have gradually increased it to 2 Tbl brown sugar and 2 Tbl Splenda to five cups of milk. I prefer my yogurt a bit sweeter and really like the mellow flavor of the brown sugar, but the smaller quantity produced good yogurt. For the first time ever I can eat all the yogurt I want without paying for it! Try it- you will not regret it.
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Yes, you can use cow's milk. This product is described as non-dairy because most other brands of yogurt starters have dairy products in them, but this one does not.
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Yes. If you want Greek yogurt, however, all of the yogurt will not fit so you must empty the jars into the strainer for as long as you want to, wash/dry the jars, put it back into the jar after straining, then strain the contents of the large bin, or the other way around.
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Hi...so many Greek yogurts are different. I love the yogurt it makes. It is expensive but does make a whole leter. I tried to make my own powered yogurt but failed. I like this so much because it doesn't use electricity I make it on our boat. It also fits on the door of our small boat fridge. Hope that helps.
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yes-just make it as you would with regular milk and follow whatever directions you are using. The only thing you have to do different is to add a small amount of sugar to give the starter yogurt something to work with. I have used as little as a teaspoon to 5 cups of milk and gotten good results- it won't be sweet, and you can always make it tarter by incubating longer.
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No, someone just asked me about soy milk as well. I haven't tried any of those. Whole milk, 2% work the best. I tried skim and it never set up after 10+ hours in the yougurt maker. The instruction manual only give recipes for regular milk with vatious milkfat contents.