Ingredients
Shortcut Natural Yoghurt
- 2 litres Devondale long life milk, full cream
- 120 g starter culture, (Either reserved from your previous batch or your favourite commercial natural, unsweetened yoghurt)
- 100 grams milk powder
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Spatula TM5/TM6
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- 1. To your clean TMX bowl, add the milk powder & culture then pour in milk up to the max mark.
2. Heat 10mins/37degrees/sp3 or until 37 degrees is achieved (plus another 30sec or so to make sure of even heat distribution).
3. Once the milk reached 37 degrees, change to fermentation mode. 8 Hrs at 40 Degrees.
"Ferment"
4. Once the 8 hours has elapsed, remove the lid and you should find that it has set - check by carefully tilting the bowel - it shouldn't move
5. Pop it in the fridge for 2 to 3 hours to COOL COMPLETELY before serving (if you scoop some out while still warm, it will turn back to liquid). ONCE COOL decant yoghurt into Stertilized jars
6. DON'T FORGET to reserve 120g as the starter for your next batch (starter may be frozen if you're going away but thaw in the fridge not the MW or you will kill the culture. I also like to keep a portion in the freezer as my 'insurance policy' in case someone eats the starter in the fridge).
Shortcut Natural Yoghurt
Tip
Make sure your TMX bowl is very clean before starting - straight out of the dishwasher is good. Same with your Thermoserver. This is especially important if you've used yeast in your bowl recently, as the smallest trace will contaminate your culture & your yoghurt will go stringy.
If you have the tm5, you can add these ingredients to the bowl then skip thru the Automatic Yoghurt recipe until the step where you’re turning it on ... eliminating the need to incubate in thermoserver.
Using Devondale long-life milk instead of fresh means you can skip the intial 90 degree heating for half an hour, the cooling for an hour and the scraping of any skin that has formed on the top! (Other brands that work include Pauls and Farmers Own don’t use ‘no-name’ brands ... they don’t work!)
Also, you can keep 2L of this milk tucked safely away in your pantry - no more opening the fridge only to discover that someone has drunk your milk before you could make yoghurt! Coles & Woolies often sell it $2 for 2L.
This method is so easy that I regularly make it in the morning while feeding the kids their breakfast & making school lunches. Just throw everything in the TMX, boil the kettle, and you're almost done! No more waiting around at home half the day for the next step! It will be ready to go in the fridge when the kids get home from school and nicely chilled for dessert or breakfast the next morning.
Serve over CADA, with fresh or stewed fruit or with berry coulis stirred thru' it. Can be used in place of Greek yoghurt.
If you don't think you'll get through 2L, freeze some in ice cube trays for use in smoothies or Berry Frozen Yoghurt (as per EDC).
If you find your yoghurt doesn't set, it may be your starter that's the problem. Some commercial yoghurts don't have enough live bacteria to get you started - try a different brand of yoghurt or beg a portion from a friend who's successfully making yoghurt.
For a more *natural* yoghurt, the milk powder may be left out. However, I find the result is not so thick.
See Shortcut Vanila Yoghurt variation of this recipe for a sweeter option.
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Recipe is created forTM 6
For cooking (simmering) at temperatures of 95°C or above (200°F), the simmering basket should always be used instead of the TM6 measuring cup, as the TM6 measuring cup fits tightly in the lid. The simmering basket rests loosely on top, is steam-permeable, and also prevents food spatter from the mixing bowl.
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