Years ago I made a lot of yoghurt for my boys. It was a sneaky healthy way to get calcium into them! They loved it especially as they could add all their favourite 'toppings' and it was much cheaper than shop bought ones. Since I've been dairy free I've occasionally bought yogurt made from soya, goats milk, sheep's milk (really delicious!) and more recently coconut. They all taste lovely but they're hugely more expensive than cow's milk ones *sighs* So I thought I'd have a go at making my own again with alternative milks.
I know there are loads of ways to make it at home but for convenience I bought the Lakeland one. Currently £21.99. I also bought a bio culture (from Amazon) as a starter.
My first batch was using whole goats milk. It was very nice especially with blueberries but very runny. I used some of this batch to start another one.
This time I strained the yoghurt overnight in a sieve lined with muslin. Bingo! Perfectly thick creamy yoghurt with no added thickeners and the chickens got the watery leftovers.
So, 1 litre of goats milk at £1.60 gives me 2 or 3 decent servings of yoghurt. It works out at roughly the same cost as shop bought stuff. I'm not saving any money but I know exactly what's in it.
Today I'm testing almond milk 😋
I swear by my Lakeland yogurt maker. It's brilliant.
ReplyDeleteJ x
This is my second one. My other one must have got lost in the move. Really easy to use :-)
DeleteI hope you enjoy your own yogurt. It is healthy and can be flavored as you like. I get mine from Aldi, and it is full of more than milk, as I just read, so may be getting my own starter and maker soon.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth doing. If you use cows milk it will work out cheaper than good quality shop bought stuff
DeleteI make mine with the Easiyo sets. Perhaps that's cheating.
ReplyDeleteNot cheating, you still have complete control of what goes into it :-)
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