Comments on: Make Your Own Yogurt and Cream Cheese http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:16:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Laura http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-34620 Laura Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:09:59 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-34620 My hot water is just hot tap water. I've never checked the temp (although I'll try to remember to do that next time) but my tap water is pretty steamy. My hot water is just hot tap water. I’ve never checked the temp (although I’ll try to remember to do that next time) but my tap water is pretty steamy.

]]> By: lisa http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-34615 lisa Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:20:49 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-34615 Hi Laura, you don't say how hot the water is in the cooler? When I've made raw milk yogurt, I've heated to 110 (in a canning jar sitting in a pot of water) and left in oven with the light on (keeps it at about 95-100). I have not had great luck- the taste is not good. I've left it in for 24 hrs- trying to get it right & it doesn't get thick. One time I used 1 t. yogurt per cup milk another time 2 T per pint (people have told me "less is more" with the starter?). I'm wondering if your water in the cooler is very hot & that's how you get the fast set? Hi Laura, you don’t say how hot the water is in the cooler?
When I’ve made raw milk yogurt, I’ve heated to 110 (in a canning jar
sitting in a pot of water) and left in oven with the light on
(keeps it at about 95-100). I have not had great luck- the taste is
not good. I’ve left it in for 24 hrs- trying to get it right & it
doesn’t get thick. One time I used 1 t. yogurt per cup milk another
time 2 T per pint (people have told me “less is more” with the
starter?). I’m wondering if your water in the cooler is very hot &
that’s how you get the fast set?

]]> By: Kathy http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-34510 Kathy Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:17:33 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-34510 It was in the cooler with warm water about 13 hours. :( It was in the cooler with warm water about 13 hours. :(

]]> By: Laura http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-34495 Laura Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:51:56 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-34495 My guess without looking at it is that it just wasn't finished yet. Maybe? Yogurt, buttermilk, any cultured product tends to thicken right about the end of the process, which is how I always know it's done. My yogurt is almost always finished in about seven hours, but maybe where you live it will take longer? If I ever pull mine out and see that it's still that runny, I stick it back in for another hour or two (too long won't hurt). My guess without looking at it is that it just wasn’t finished yet. Maybe? Yogurt, buttermilk, any cultured product tends to thicken right about the end of the process, which is how I always know it’s done. My yogurt is almost always finished in about seven hours, but maybe where you live it will take longer? If I ever pull mine out and see that it’s still that runny, I stick it back in for another hour or two (too long won’t hurt).

]]> By: Kathy http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-34418 Kathy Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:27:27 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-34418 Seems so simple. I tried it yesterday but it came out so runny.... basically just milk mixed with the yogurt I put in. I wonder if I did something wrong. Is there a specific yogurt you use to start it with? Seems so simple. I tried it yesterday but it came out so runny…. basically just milk mixed with the yogurt I put in. I wonder if I did something wrong. Is there a specific yogurt you use to start it with?

]]> By: Pradeep http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-34027 Pradeep Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:51:56 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-34027 Cool. This is the simplest cream cheese recipe. Cool. This is the simplest cream cheese recipe.

]]> By: Abby http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-27805 Abby Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:10:29 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-27805 Making your yogurt thicker is easy, just add in dry milk. I find its easier to add in the dry milk powder if you add a little milk to the powder first (kinda like cornstarch) and gradually add milk to the powder until you have a smooth slurry. As for flavoring, extracts, with their alcohol content will kill off the good bacteria in your yogurt. Flavoring your yogurt with a syrup will accomplish the same thing and leave all the good bacteria there (for your body as well as your next batch of yogurt). Making a flavored syrup is easy, just add the extract to a classic syrup recipe. Cup of sugar, 2 cups of water, a little heat, add the extract, voile, banana flavored syrup (or vanilla, which is what I've been using lately). http://www.thethriftymama.com/2008/08/thursday-thriftiness-make-your-own-syrup.html Making your yogurt thicker is easy, just add in dry milk. I find its easier to add in the dry milk powder if you add a little milk to the powder first (kinda like cornstarch) and gradually add milk to the powder until you have a smooth slurry.

As for flavoring, extracts, with their alcohol content will kill off the good bacteria in your yogurt. Flavoring your yogurt with a syrup will accomplish the same thing and leave all the good bacteria there (for your body as well as your next batch of yogurt). Making a flavored syrup is easy, just add the extract to a classic syrup recipe. Cup of sugar, 2 cups of water, a little heat, add the extract, voile, banana flavored syrup (or vanilla, which is what I’ve been using lately).

http://www.thethriftymama.com/2008/08/thursday-thriftiness-make-your-own-syrup.html

]]> By: Alison http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-27710 Alison Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:24:22 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-27710 Bought a Jersey cow, milked her, and then tried your yogurt recipe. First time, worked like a charm! Now I just have to figure out what to do with 1/2 a gallon of yogurt! Bought a Jersey cow, milked her, and then tried your yogurt recipe. First time, worked like a charm!

Now I just have to figure out what to do with 1/2 a gallon of yogurt!

]]> By: Judy http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-26903 Judy Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:07:34 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-26903 I used unpasturized goats milk and made yogurt. It is really good. (due to allergies) It's runny but still good. I thought about adding cornstarch to thicken but haven't done that. I used unpasturized goats milk and made yogurt. It is really good. (due to allergies) It’s runny but still good. I thought about adding cornstarch to thicken but haven’t done that.

]]> By: Desiree http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/make-your-own-yogurt-and-cream-cheese/comment-page-1#comment-26455 Desiree Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:47:31 +0000 http://heavenlyhomemakers.com/?p=233#comment-26455 Hello, I love this posting. I learned how to make my own mozzarella cheese not long ago, and I have been wanting to do more. My question about this, is the temperatures and how safe it is. Will the cream cheese work if hung in the refrigerator? I have no problem with following old fashioned ways of making food and ignoring the temperature cautions sometimes, but my husband is not, and I don't want to make him sick... Hello, I love this posting. I learned how to make my own mozzarella cheese not long ago, and I have been wanting to do more.

My question about this, is the temperatures and how safe it is. Will the cream cheese work if hung in the refrigerator? I have no problem with following old fashioned ways of making food and ignoring the temperature cautions sometimes, but my husband is not, and I don’t want to make him sick…

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