Basic Homemade Yogurt Recipe

Try serving your children the freshest possible yogurt- that you made yourself! This recipe is really easy, and gives you a "cheat" by making use of ready-made active culture yogurt.

What you need:

• 1 quart whole milk
• 4 tbsp (1/4 cup) active-culture plain yogurt
• Candy thermometer

What you do:

• Warm the milk in a saucepan over medium heat (don't let it scorch!) until it reaches 180F
• Let the milk cool to 110F
• Stir in the yogurt, about 1 tbsp for each cup of milk.
• Let stand in a warm place (106F to 108F) for 8 hours. (there are yogurt machines made for this purpose that don't cost a lot; a gas oven with the pilot light on also works)
• Refrigerate the finished yogurt for up to 5 days.