Plain Yogurt

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How to Make Plain Yogurt

Have you ever tried how you can make healthy and smooth yogurt at home? Most of the yogurt in stores have additives, and sometimes these additives are not good for health. The test of this yogurt is entirely different with the yogurt that you make at home.
After I moved to the U.S. and tested a lot of products and brands, I decided to make healthy and economic yogurt in the home. It is easy to make yogurt if you follow these steps: preparing ingredients, processing, and letting it rest. The first step is preparing ingredients. To make a ¾ gallon of yogurt, you need one gallon of milk, a half cup of regular yogurt, and a
5-quart pot with lid. Whole milk will make the thickest and creamiest
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The second step is processing. Pour the milk into the pot and put it on the stove at 212 °F. It must be boiling for almost 10 minutes because this heating is necessary to change the protein structure in the milk to make yogurt. Next, reduce the heat to 122°F and leave it 15 minutes on the stove. Then, take off the milk pot from the heat and let its temperature, reduce to 100°F or 110°F. After that, in a small bowl, mix
1 cup of warm milk with the half cup of plain yogurt and stir to become homogeneous. The next step is to add the milk-yogurt mixture to the remaining warm milk and stir until thoroughly mixed. The third step is letting the milk-yogurt rest. Wrap the pot lid with a towel and put it on the pot, and then protect the milk pot with a blanket to avoid a sudden drop. Let it sit for 6 hours and during this time do not move it. Finally, after this time put it in the refrigerator for
2 or 3 hours and before serving, stir the yogurt. In conclusion, making fresh yogurt is not difficult if you