How to make yogurt in a thermos

Today, when almost all products are factory production added preservatives, are increasingly in demand for the products prepared with his own hands. This also applies to dairy products. Especially in summer, when the conditions of storage and transportation are often not followed. Yogurt – healthy and delicious dairy product that is loved by both adults and children. For making yogurt at home you can use a yogurt maker, slow cooker, oven, but you can do it in a regular thermos.

You will need

- milk – 1 liter;
- the yeast – 2-3 tablespoons;
- thermos.

Instruction

Boil the milk in a regular pan and then cool to 40-45 degrees. To check the temperature without using a thermometer, simply place a clean finger in the milk – if within 10 seconds you will not feel discomfort, that is, the finger will be warm, but not hot, it means that the milk is ready for making yogurt.

Add in the warm milk the yeast and stir thoroughly with a whisk. The role of the starter culture may be a special starter culture for yoghurt, and the usual "live" yoghurt, that is, one whose shelf life does not exceed 14 days.

Quickly and thoroughly mix the yeast with the milk, pour the mixture into a prepared flask. Before you use a thermos, it should pour boiling water in addition to dairy bacteria do not multiply additional.

Wrap the thermos in a towel or blanket and put in a warm place. In winter you can put it near the battery, in the summer – in the sun. In this position, the thermos of the future of yogurt is left to 4-7 hours.

After the specified time, open the thermos, and yogurt, pour into jars or other containers. Jars put in the refrigerator for 2 hours. This is necessary to stop the growth of milk bacteria and the yogurt was not sour. The yogurt is ready.

Note

Please note the starter! If you use "live" yogurt, it is best to take the most recent – it bacteria grow more active, and hence the time making yogurt is much shorter. Milk for making yogurt is better to take a fat content of 2.5%. The fatter the milk, the thicker the yogurt will be.

Useful advice

In the finished yogurt, you can add jam, syrup, fresh fruit and berries, chocolate. Fresh and healthy treat is sure to appeal to everyone you will treat them.

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