Fruit-on-the-Bottom Yogurt
- 4 cups low-fat milk
- 13 cup instant skim milk powder, optional
- 2 Tbs. honey
- 1 Tbs. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup fruit preserves, such as fruit-only jam
- 1/4 cup organic live-culture plain yogurt or 5 g freeze-dried yogurt culture
- Heat milk to scalding point (170F; 77C) in saucepan over low heat, stirring frequently.
- Whisk in skim milk powder, if using.
- Remove from heat, and stir in honey and vanilla.
- Cool 30 minutes to 1 hour, or until milk temperature reaches 110 to 120F (44 to 49C) on instant-read thermometer, stirring once or twice.
- Spoon 1 Tbs.
- preserves into each empty yogurt cup.
- Whisk together yogurt and 1/2 cup milk mixture in bowl.
- Whisk yogurt mixture into remaining milk mixture.
- Pour into cups over preserves, and place in yogurt maker.
- Set timer for 8 hours.
- Check 1 container after 8 hours; if yogurt has reached desired texture, remove cups from yogurt maker.
- If not, replace test cup, and ferment 1 to 2 hours more.
- Chill.
lowfat milk, milk, honey, vanilla, fruit preserves, yogurt
Taken from www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/fruit-on-the-bottom-yogurt/ (may not work)