HOMEMADE VANILLA YOGURT

Homemade Vanilla Yogurt image

Use this homemade yogurt plain for general cooking or make it vanilla add zip it up for eating. Serve plain or add fresh fruit or spoonful of jelly/jam to sweeten. Makes great smoothies.

Provided by Shea Wilson

Time 9h15m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

3 ¾ cups cold water
1 ⅔ cups nonfat dry milk powder
¼ cup plain yogurt with active cultures
⅓ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees F (80 degrees C). Turn off oven when temperature is reached.
Combine water and milk powder in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the mixture reads 115 degrees F (46 degrees C), 5 to 7 minutes.
Stir plain yogurt into the milk-water mixture. Add sugar and vanilla extract. Pour mixture into 2 clean, oven-proof containers. Place in the preheated oven until tart and as thick as heavy cream, about 8 hours. Reheat oven to 175 degrees F (80 degrees C) every 1 to 2 hours, or as needed, to keep yogurt at a temperature of about 115 degrees F (46 degrees C).
Cover yogurt and refrigerate until cooled and thickened to desired consistency, 1 to 3 hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.5 calories, Carbohydrate 44.1 g, Cholesterol 10.9 mg, Fat 0.6 g, Protein 18.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 285.2 mg, Sugar 44.1 g