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| fallscrape |
low fat yogurt[/lurk]Been busy with the new house (does it never end?) and the allotment has been a little overlooked! We are still beavering away however, and today am buying a yogurt maker (£15!) Can I make low fat yogurt in it? ie skimmed milk etc? Any recipes? My girlfriend is a lover of toffee flavour yogurt and I have no idea how to go about making it without stirring in toffee ice cream flavouring! |
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| judith |
This would be a good place to start! | ||||
| Northern_Lad |
The way the big manufacturers make it it to skim of the nice, rich, flavoursome cream and add plenty of emulsifiers and sugar. | ||||
| fallscrape |
definately a good place to start (I'm already aware of the usual ways of making yogurt) but can you make it with skimmed or semi skimmed milk?
Whilst I have no problems with non-lowfat yogurt, my girlfriend is watching her size as she's been er... building up reserves for the winter? |
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| judith |
Yes, you can use skimmed or semi-skimmed milk. You can even use dried milk at a pinch. It does give a rather watery result, however. When I tried it, I found that I didn't like the end product unless I strained the yoghurt, which probably defeats the object of using skimmed milk! | ||||
| fallscrape |
Thanks Judith!
Not sure that the yogurt maker is particularly helpful in the process, but it does have small little flasks to store it in. |
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| fallscrape |
Now I have the instruction booklet it all makes sense...
Yogurt maker: UHT + spoon full of yogurt in each glass. Glass is not transportable so you have to transfer into plastic jobbies. Ooops. Oh well! Question is, do I take it back! |
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| tahir |
Yes. Mum's never used a yog maker in all the 42 years I've known her. Just warm milk with a tablespoon of yog in it, leave somewhere warmish and Bob's your uncle. |
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| mochyn |
I would: I make quite a lot and find a thermos flask is excellent. Set it up in the evening, pour it out in the morning, add any flavour you like! Or make it into cheese. | ||||
| fallscrape |
The reason I wanted one in the first place was that it claimed (on the unopened box) to make different types (ie full fat, low fat) and that could be done in the bottles - so I could make a few high and a few low - didn't realise UHT was going to be involved - I don't know if that'll make any difference in taste... | ||||
| mochyn |
Two thermos flasks? |
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| tahir |
Makes sense, you can get those mug shaped ones in camping shops 350ml or so. |
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| mochyn |
"Makes sense": a phrase seldom used to describe any idea of mine 
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| fallscrape |
well, obviously! I should have said 'I liked the idea of not having to bring two lots of milk to temperature, waiting for them to cool' - it was the 'make yogurt from milk no boiling required' that was on the slightly germanic box.
Bah. Perhaps I'll try the UHT option and compare it to my normal batch of yogurt (which I've not made in years and only then, full fat) surely ultra fresh milk (bought that day) with a spoonful of yogurt will taste ok? or is this a bit of a gamble? |
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| mochyn |
Can't see why not! |
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| fallscrape |
if you read my obitary tomorrow you'll know the answer... | ||||
| fallscrape |
Well, it went fairly well!
I used the semi skimmed I bought on Monday night. Brought it upto temp on the hob (so I did it properly, like I was going to make it in the flask) and added it to the jars. Seven hours later a substance not unholey like yogurt. It tasted fine - still a tad warm even though it went into the fridge an hour earlier - and it had small lumps in it. It was fairly tart but a small sprinkling of sugar and lashings of pinapple and strawberries later I had a breakfast fit for a queen. Shame only my girlfriend was around 
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| Rosemary Judy |
yogurt is made when the bacteria change the sugar - lactose - and the pH changes and the proteins set a little in the acid environment.
So the amount of fat in the milk makes no difference to yogurt making....... well done on making yogurt 
adding sugar kind of negates using a lower calorie milk, mind.... |
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| fallscrape |
only added it to mine!
I was a bit cruel by making her taste it first (and watched for five minutes to see if she ran to the loo) |
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| mochyn |
 Glad it worked. My yoghurt sometimes seems a bit lumpy: just beat it for a few seconds if you like.
You've reminded me: need to make some today! |
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| fallscrape |
It seems very thick before I stir it - like fromage frais. Once stirred (getting all the liquid round the sides in) it goes much thinner with little tiny lumps in it. Very odd. | ||||
| tahir |
That's about right |
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| hedgewitch |
That's right, but sometimes if I want it a bit thicker (but can't be bothered to strain it like Greek yogurt), I just pour some of the thinner liquid off before stirring the pot. |