Making Yogurt

Having had recent success making both butter and cheese, we decided to try making yogurt with our raw organic milk from Twin Oaks Dairy in Truxton. We looked online at several recipes, and decided to try this one in the crock pot for our first attempt.

We used our 6 quart oval crock pot and 1 gallon of raw organic milk and upped the yogurt starter to a cup. Because we had left the house to run a few errands while it was in the initial warming process, our time was more like 4 hours than the recommended 2.5 hours. Then we let it sit for the recommended 3 hours, mixed 2 cups of the warm milk with the 1 cup of starter and then mixed it with the rest of the warm milk still in the crock pot. We then put the lid back on the crock pot and wrapped it with a towel to sit overnight. 

In the morning, we scooped it out into 1 cup containers to put in the refrigerator. It was a little soupy compared to store bought yogurt, but certainly smelled and tasted like yogurt. We are mixing it with strawberry jam (made with organic berries from Cobblestone Valley Farm in Preble). The next time we make it, we will probably add a little honey and vanilla to add a little more flavor. It was a fairly easy process over all.