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plumseverywhere

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Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« on: July 06, 2011, 03:01:25 pm »
Surplus goats milk has led me to buy a yogurt maker.  I've currently got some 'starter culture' growing/happening so will be ready to make up my first batch of yogurt tomorrow.  Its mainly for the children so I was wondering if you have any tips for what I can add to it to make it appealing to little people aged between 4 and 9 please?  I used to make fromage frais and add chocolate to it which they loved  ;D
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little blue

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2011, 03:16:28 pm »
I love it with soft dark brown sugar ... then swirl it in - looks pretty & tastes lovely!
Or runny honey - a big dollop looks like a fried egg!
Any sort of jam, or fruit syrup will sweeten it

good luck with it!
Little Blue

plumseverywhere

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2011, 04:24:41 pm »
Thanks Little Blue! I think INdia will be wanting honey (her best friend's called Honey May so everything has to have honey in or on these days  ::)  )
So I can just add jam? that sounds fairly fool proof (phew!) 
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egglady

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2011, 04:41:59 pm »
hoping to be in the same place shortly :)

i have a stick blender and just whizz up some soft fruits and berries and then push that through a sieve (my kids dont like 'bits') and stir it in - usually needs a wee bit sweetening as well.

banana is also good

little blue

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2011, 06:14:19 pm »
So I can just add jam? that sounds fairly fool proof (phew!) 
yup - the husband puts a huge dollop of strawberry jam in, and beats it into a pink mess! :P
Little Blue

faith0504

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2011, 06:19:02 pm »
how about maple syrup that is rather yummy in yogurt  :wave:

ballingall

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2011, 11:42:39 pm »
hoping to be in the same place shortly :)

i have a stick blender and just whizz up some soft fruits and berries and then push that through a sieve (my kids dont like 'bits') and stir it in - usually needs a wee bit sweetening as well.

banana is also good

My mum used to make me yogurt as a child, and would just do the same with fruit as egglady. You can use sugar or sweetener add to the fruit. Blackcurrant, strawberry, raspberry, nectarine etc etc. Its just like a fruit yogurt from the supermarket.

Beth

plumseverywhere

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2011, 06:42:41 pm »
Just making my second batch today (using some of the fitst batch as starter) it looks thicker this time. I know goats milk yoghurt is said to be thinner and they suggest useing powdered goats milk with it to thicken it up but I really don't want to do that  8)
I will try adding sugar to fruit and purreeing a bit. INdia my 6 year old ate LOADS! that was just with jam in. but the others turned their noses up as it was too runny...
Smallholding in Worcestershire, making goats milk soap for www.itsbaaathtime.com and mum to 4 girls,  goats, sheep, chickens, dog, cat and garden snails...

little blue

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2011, 08:16:17 pm »
shop-bought yogurt can "spoil" them... its not like proper home-made, pure stuff! 
glad it turned out edible....  :)
Little Blue

doganjo

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Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2011, 08:42:06 pm »
Try sultanas or raisins.  I often have some Greek yoghurt last thing at night with some mixed dried fruit.
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