You need no complicated equipment or yogurt makers. At home with little cost you can make delicious, healthy natural yogurt for your family.
Yogurt has been a very nutritious food for centuries. It is a great way of preserving milk a little longer. The benefits of regular natural yogurt consumption are huge. All the yeasts and bacteria found in natural yogurt improve our intestinal tract making us digest everything else we eat, more efficiently. Many people (such as those with colitis) who find it hard to digest milk have no such problem with natural yogurt. For them, yogurt is a great way to get some dairy into their diet without causing any problems.
Yogurt making at home is a fun activity. It is a great way to supply your family with the health benefits of yogurt without the expense. All you need to pay for is the milk and a few minutes of energy consumed by your cooker.
There is absolutely no need to buy a yogurt maker or any other expensive kitchenware! All you need to make your own yogurt is a pan, bowl, sandwich box or similar and a blanket! This is the traditional and simple method to make natural yogurt:
The 'yogurt starter' is just a way of giving the batch of milk all the right yeasts, bacterias and enzymes to encourage it to turn itself into yogurt. Once the yogurt is made you can refrigerate it to prevent it becoming more sour.
You can use any milk but full-fat milk will give you a more creamy yogurt. Ultra heat treated (UHT) or 'long life' milk is perfectly fine.
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