Homemade Greek Yogurt Recipe with step by step pictures. How to make greek yogurt easily at home with just milk.

Greek Yogurt Recipe

Yoghurt is one of the basic staple ingredient which everyone will have on hand. Making yogurt at home is very easy. Specially thick set greek yogurt can be easily made at home if you follow these steps.

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About Greek Yogurt
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About Greek Yogurt

Greek Yogurt is also known as strained yogurt, yogurt cheese, sack yogurt, or kerned yogurt. It is made by straining regular yogurt in a cheesecloth to remove excess whey which results in thick creamy yogurt. Greek yogurt is used to make many desserts, marinates and even consumed as it is.

This recipe is what I came up with couple days back to make greek yogurt. Follow all the mentioned steps and you will get the perfect set thick greek style yogurt at home.

For making greek yogurt use few spoons of yogurt from your previous batch. You can use store bought yogurt if you don't have leftover yogurt or you are making yogurt for the first time. Even though store bought curd can be used. But it is best to use homemade yogurt for making greek style yogurt or any yogurt for perfect thick set.

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Expert Tips

The quality of milk is very important in the resulting yogurt. Try to use cows milk, full fat or full cream milk to make the yogurt. The yogurt will be thick and creamy.
Yogurt starter is important. Using homemade yogurt from your previous batch is best for making greek yogurt.
Yogurt Temperature plays an important role in setting yogurt. The milk has to be warm temperature around 185 degrees F (85 degrees C).
Leave milk to ferment for at least 6 to 8 hours. The longer you ferment the more sour the yogurt will get.

Storage

Store greek yogurt in fridge for upto 10 days. Serve yogurt as it is or in dessert or baking.

FAQ

What do you eat Greek yogurt with?

You can add sweet or savoury ingredients to enjoy it as part of a meal or as a healthy dessert alternative. You can use yogurt in desserts, breakfast, granola, baking or as it is.

How much protein is in a 100gram of plain Greek yogurt?

There is 10 grams of protein in 100 grams greek yogurt.

Is Greek yogurt OK everyday?

Greek Yogurt can be rich in fat content. Consuming yogurt in Moderate amount of yogurt is okay.

Ingredients

Milk

The quality of milk is very important in the resulting yogurt. Try to use cows milk, full fat or full cream milk to make the yogurt. The yogurt will be thick and creamy.

Yogurt Starter | Culture

Yogurt starter is important. Using homemade yogurt from your previous batch is best for making greek yogurt.

Step by Step Pictures

1) Take milk in a sauce pan. Use full fat milk, full cream cow's milk is best for making greek style yogurt. Once you add milk to sauce pan. Place it on heat and bring it to a boil. Once milk starts to boil.

2)Once the milk comes to a boil. Take it off the heat and allow the milk to come to warm temperature. It will take few hours.

If you insert your finger into the milk it should feel warm to touch. The temperature of the milk will be 185 degrees F (85 degrees C) to be exact.

3)Now take your yogurt in a small bowl and whisk till creamy. Pour this over the warm milk.

4)Mix really well using a whisk. Cover the pot loosely covered. let the milk ferment at room temperature for at least 10 to 12 hours or overnight. The longer you ferment the more sour the yogurt will get.

5)Now the yogurt is set and thickened.

6)Place a colander over a bowl, line the colander with cheesecloth.

7)Pour all the set yogurt over the cheesecloth.Wrap the cheesecloth over the yogurt.

8)Place a weight over the colander. I filled some water in another bowl and placed it over the cheesecloth. Transfer this to fridge and let it sit for 4 hours.

9)After 4 hours, this is how the greek yogurt looks. Thick and creamy.

10)This is the excess whey water collected from the yogurt. You can use this for baking.

11)Thick and creamy yogurt. Store this in an air tight container in fridge. Use as required.

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