How to cook yogurt in a slow cooker?

In stores, natural yogurt can be found quite rarely. Most often they sell products with different chemical additives. Therefore, all who care about their health, try to make a more useful yogurt at home.This can be done even in a slow cooker.

To make yogurt at home, you need a starter. It contains a large number of beneficial bacteria, that is, probiotics. Sourdough can be dry and liquid. The second can be purchased in stores. Prostokvashino ferment is considered the most common, but you can buy a less well-known brand.

Dry sourdoughs are sold mainly in pharmacies. In such probiotics is from one to two billion live bacteria. Polysaccharides are also contained. In addition, they contain a large amount of vitamins, for example, ascorbic acid and retinol. The most common dry starters are “Evitalia”, “Narine”. Stored dry basis in the refrigerator.

You can also make yogurt at home without the leaven. To do this, you need to buy a product that is closest in composition to natural yogurt. That is, it should not contain sugar or other additives, especially chemicals. And it should be without fruit. You can use Activia, however, its shelf life should be no more than 4-6 days.

When the yogurt is not fermented, a small portion can be left for the next portion. But more than three times to use such a framework is not worth it. After that, not only the taste deteriorates, but also the useful properties of the product are lost.

Do not forget about the quality of milk. It must be fresh. But in any case, the milk must be boiled. This is done to destroy all bacteria that only interfere with the process. If you take goat's milk, then yogurt will turn out thick, like sour cream, because it is quite fatty.

Most people believe that you can cook yogurt in a slow cooker only if there is a yogurt button. However, this is a wrong judgment. Regardless of which multicooker firm was purchased, be it Panasonic or Philips or a cheaper device, yogurt will still work. It is enough to turn on the heating function.

To properly cook yogurt, you must consider the basic rules.

• Regardless of whether homemade milk or shop milk, it must be boiled.
• Before you add a starter, you need to cool it so that the temperature was 30-40 degrees.
• The sourdough itself must be diluted in a separate container. To do this, pour milk and only after that introduce a dry or liquid base. After it is well mixed, you can add it to the rest of the milk.
• In a slow cooker, yogurt is prepared without jars, which means that the whole mixture will be directly in the bowl of the device.
• When everything is ready, you can turn on the heating mode. Preparing yogurt from 6 to 9 hours. The time depends on how much leaven has been added to the milk. If there is 275 ml of starter per one liter of product, the yogurt will be ready in 4-5 hours.
• To make yogurt thick, you must use full-fat milk. For more liquid it will be enough fat content of 2.5 percent.

There are a large number of recipes for different types of yogurt, which can be prepared in a slow cooker. In order to find your favorite, you need to try some of the most interesting and popular.

Those who love sweet yogurt will like this recipe the most.

Required components:

• 900 ml of milk, the fat content of which should be up to 4 percent;
• 250 g of natural yoghurt with a fat content of 3.2 percent;
• 250 g toffee or caramel.

Step-by-step recipe.

1. If the milk is not home, and shop, you need to take something where the shelf life is minimal. This will give the opportunity to quickly ferment it.
2. Yogurt for sourdough is better to take the store, for example, "Activia".
3. Butterscotch must be unfolded and put in a bowl that can withstand sudden temperature changes, and pour them with 250 grams of milk. After that, it should be put in the microwave and turned on for 2-4 minutes.Toffee should be completely dissolved.
4. After that you need to boil the milk that is left and cool to 35-40 degrees.
5. Then you need to mix the yogurt with milk and caramel (or toffee) until smooth.
6. Next, this mixture should be poured into chilled milk and poured into pre-cooked cups. Each of them should be covered with a lid.
7. After that, they are rearranged into the bowl of the multicooker and include the "yogurt" button. Cooking time should be set at 10 o'clock.
8. After the signal sounds, the cups should be removed from the bowl and refrigerated for 5-7 hours.

Such a product will retain its taste for a week.

Baked milk is notable for its flavor, respectively, and yogurt from it will turn out very tasty. To do this, you need the following products:

• 1.8 liters of milk;
• 2 cinnamon sticks;
• starter or natural yogurt.

Cooking

1. In order to cook baked milk, it is necessary to pour it into the bowl of the multicooker and cook for 4.5-5 hours on the “quenching” mode. One hour before switching off, add cinnamon to milk.
2. Ready milk must be filtered and cooled to 35-40 degrees.
3. In a separate container it is necessary to dilute the starter in a small amount of milk. After that, you need to pour it into the cooled milk and mix thoroughly.
4. Then this mixture can be poured directly into the bowl or poured into jars.
5. If, however, the preparation will take place in jars, then it is necessary to put a piece of cloth on the bottom of the bowl and only then place the container there.
6. If the slow cooker has the function "yogurt", then you just need to press this button. If there is none, then you need to turn on the “heating” mode for 20 minutes. After that, you need to turn off the multicooker. When it takes 2.5 hours, this procedure is repeated again. After the same period of time you can take out the banks.
7. They should be refrigerated for several hours to cool.

Ready milk dessert will be much tastier than the store. In addition, the aroma of baked milk and cinnamon will give it some piquancy.

For this dessert will need the following components:

• 1 medium apple;
• 4 Kiwis;
• some cinnamon;
• 3 tbsp. l condensed milk;
• 175 grams of natural yogurt;
• 900 ml of milk;
• a pack of vanilla sugar.

Step-by-step recipe.

1. Boiled milk should be mixed with yogurt and condensed milk.
2. After that, you need to cut 3 kiwi and an apple into small cubes and add them to the mixture.
3. Next, you need to turn on the heating function for 1-2 hours. After that, all you need to turn off and let the yogurt stand for 1.5 hours.
4. After this time, you can pour the product into prepared vases or cups and refrigerate for several hours.
5. When the yogurt is cool, you can remove it and sprinkle with cinnamon and powdered sugar on top. From above you can decorate the dish with the remaining kiwi.

This yogurt is most loved by children. In order to please them, need to take the following ingredients:

• 900 ml of fresh and full-fat milk;
• 275 ml of natural yoghurt;
• 275 g strawberries;
• 1 tbsp. l powdered sugar.

Cooking recommendations.

1. Milk should be boiled and cooled to room temperature.
2. Then mix the yogurt with powdered sugar and add the mixture to the milk.
3. Next, you need to enable the function "yogurt" for 8-10 hours.
4. When the yogurt is ready, it should be placed in the refrigerator for several hours.
5. To make it thick, it needs to be placed directly from the refrigerator onto gauze. When the excess liquid is gone, you can arrange the yoghurt in cups.
6. Strawberries must be cut into thin slices and spread out on top.

Such yogurt, cooked with strawberries, will not leave any kid indifferent.

If you decide to cook a delicious homemade yogurt, you need to take care of the rules of cleanliness. After all, if this is not done, then you can harm your health. All the dishes must be poured boiling water.If the milk dessert will be prepared in jars, then they must be sterilized.

Milk and sourdough must be of the highest quality and must be stored in a cold place.

Souring time must be adjusted by yourself. You also need to ensure that the milk when adding the starter was at room temperature. Ready yogurt should be stored only in the refrigerator. When the storage period ends, it is better to discard the residue.

Home-made yoghurt receive different reviews. One such product is like, others still prefer to buy it in the store. However, if you follow the tips described above, you will only have to go to the store for milk and sourdough, and there will definitely be more benefits.

You will learn more about how to cook yogurt in a slow cooker in the following video.