Sunday, December 4, 2011

Homemade Greek-style yogurt

I just made yogurt for the first time! It was very easy -- I followed the directions I found on line from this nice biology professor.

And viola! I actually let it sit in the water bath for a little longer, but it was fine. After it was done I chilled it for an hour and then dumped it into a paper coffee filter in a sieve over a small bowl and let it strain for 2 hours in the fridge, to get thicker, which is how they make Greek-style yogurt. Probably drained a cup of liquid out of it altogether. I emptied the strained yogurt back into the jar I made it in. wow! It's so tasty when it's fresh! Definitely worth the trouble. Serve it the way the Greeks do, with a little drizzle of honey on it.