Friday, February 08, 2008

Greek Yogurt

Photo by TSW

Who doesn't love Greek Yogurt? The thick super creamy yogurt is something I live for, especially with honey. A few friends decided to make some with their very own home made yogurt, strain it and make Greek yogurt. Bottom line, buy it. It was good but for a 27 oz container yields a scant cup of Greek yogurt in a little over 2 hours. The Greeks would have scoffed at our technique, I'm sure.
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7 comments:

  1. Peter M2/9/08, 12:52 AM

    Nirmala, you can buy plain, whole milk yogurt, place it a strainer with a pot underneath to catch the water and leave it in the fridge overnight.

    No labour involved and you keep some money in your pocket.

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  2. culinaryprincess2/9/08, 10:23 AM

    i loveee greek yogurt especially the cappuccino flavoured one :D. Can't wait to have some when i go back to aussieland.

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  3. Genie2/9/08, 2:51 PM

    Nirmala, this is good to know -- I've thought about trying a homemade Greek yogurt option, but I may hold off, based on this experience.

    peter M, does your technique work with nonfat yogurt, too, or do you have to use the whole milk kind?

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  4. Dhivya2/9/08, 3:09 PM

    great entry..

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  5. Deborah2/11/08, 8:15 AM

    I can't find Greek yogurt here, so I have contemplated trying to make my own!

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  6. Emily2/11/08, 2:51 PM

    I recently tried Greek yogurt for the first time and it was so good! Nice and creamy and tangy.
    I should try making my own. I made my own ricotta, and that went well.

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  7. Cynthia2/15/08, 7:29 PM

    :)

    Cool tip there from Peter.

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