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How To Make Greek Yoghurt

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How To Make Greek Yoghurt

How To Make Greek YoghurtGreek Yoghurt recipe. Greek yoghurt is a thick, creamy and extremely flavourful variety of the traditional milk product. It can be eaten plain, with nuts, fruits or honey or even as a topping. Why not make our Greek Yoghurt recipe today?


Step 1:

You will need

  • 1 ltr whole milk
  • 3 tbsp yoghurt
  • 1 saucepan
  • 2 bowls
  • 1 spoon
  • 1 sieve
  • 1 cheesecloth, or thin napkin
  • 1 ladle
  • 1 tea towel


Step 2:

Prepare the milk

Pour the milk into the saucepan and let it heat. When it begins to steam, remove it from the heat and transfer it into a glass or earthenware bowl. Do not use stainless steel. Allow to cool down until it's just warm.


Step 3:

Add the yoghurt

Check that the milk has cooled to the right temperature. Feel the side of the bowl with your hands. If it has cooled down enough, spoon in the live yoghurt. Then cover with a tea towel. Leave it overnight to rest and ferment.


Step 4:

Strain the yoghurt

The next morning, the yoghurt should look like a white firm custard. Next, place the cheesecloth or muslin cloth into the sieve, with a glass bowl placed underneath. Ladle the yoghurt into the cloth and allow it to strain, until it achieves your desired consistency. As the draining process will take several hours, it's best to transfer it into the fridge. This process gets rid of all the excess water and makes your yoghurt thicker and much creamier.

A Quick Tip

Be careful not to overstrain the yoghurt. If you leave it straining too long, it will lose most of its water content, becoming a cheese instead of a yoghurt.


Step 5:

Serve

When your yoghurt has reached the consistency that you wish, it is ready to eat. It can be enjoyed plain, with nuts or honey, fruit, or even be used for the base for sauces like tzatziki. Enjoy!

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    jiunjiun (34 days ago)

    yours video are incomplete.. i've not done watching..

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    1 out of 2 people found this comment helpful Moyners (52 days ago)

    I use UHT milk in my yogurt maker and don't bother heating the milk first. I hear the whey that you strain off is good for adding to bread dough and other recipes but have never kept any back. As for the nationality question - get a grip and if you can't why not just call it straiined yogurt?

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    3 out of 5 people found this comment helpful blizbaer (82 days ago)

    Why the nationality of a yoghurt matter so much to you jerks? Are you talking to your food? Get some friends or a dog!

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    4 out of 4 people found this comment helpful muggle (136 days ago)

    Guys, no one told you it is Greek.. Just this is a Greek style yogurt Recipe..

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    3 out of 6 people found this comment helpful tweetyist (160 days ago)

    yogurt is not greek guys c'mon you should call yoguraki to make it greek sound :))

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    3 out of 5 people found this comment helpful tweetyist (160 days ago)

    adamlar heseyin basina greek kelimesi eklemeyi nasil beceriyorlar anlamadim baklava, yaprak sarmasi hersey greek bir yogurt kalmisti onunda hakkindan gelmisler helal olsun ya biz de anca boyle bakar dururuz

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    3 out of 6 people found this comment helpful sabrinametin (182 days ago)

    yogurt turkish i know

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    5 out of 12 people found this comment helpful coralmud (201 days ago)

    Yogurt means fermanted in Turkish,sorry Greek friens but yogurt is Turkish

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    4 out of 7 people found this comment helpful Anonymous (214 days ago)

    Yoghurt appeared around 4,500 years ago from Bulgaria. It then spread to the Bulkins. The first text that appeared in Turkey refering to yoghurt was in medieval times. It's spread of popularity was probably due to Alexander the Great hence the use of it in India. Today, we can all enjoy it in different styles from different types of animal milk, developed from different pasture from all over the world.

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    2 out of 2 people found this comment helpful Anonymous (215 days ago)

    Make sure you use either raw milk or at least milk from cows that have not been given antibiotics. If you use regular store bought milk, it may not work. You never know if those cows got antibiotics or not.

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    2 out of 2 people found this comment helpful Anonymous (216 days ago)

    A very easy way I have found is to use a wide necked thermos flask to pour the yogurt into. Keeps it at the perfect temperature and thickens well. Just make sure it is scalded with boiling water before using (to kill germs!) If you want it extra thick, you can stir in a few spoonfuls of dried milk before adding the culture. Easy.

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    6 out of 11 people found this comment helpful Anonymous (223 days ago)

    Yoghurt is Turkish, was Turkish and will be Turkish 4eva!!! Tired of Greek way of stealing everything even baklava, yoghurt, delight !!!

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    2 out of 4 people found this comment helpful Anonymous (225 days ago)

    this is how we make yogurt in pakistan. What makes them think that its greek yogurt?? doensot make sense.

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    2 out of 3 people found this comment helpful 60sweet (241 days ago)

    YUMMMM! This recipe worked well for me...I used a good quality Greek yoghurt starter,rain water & I heated the water in a pyrex glass dish on the stove top using a wire trivet under the dish. I used a candy thermometer & added culture when it was 50 degrees c. As it is cold here just now I placed a folded towel in an insulated shopping bag & placed the bowl in with a plate on top. More folded towels on top,closed the zipper & placed on a folded towel with another towel draped over. Five towels in all. Next morning Voila! Then strained, added honey & Yummo!

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    1 out of 3 people found this comment helpful Anonymous (271 days ago)

    My mum makes homemade yougurt and it is not done like this..

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