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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: plumseverywhere on July 06, 2011, 03:01:25 pm

Title: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: plumseverywhere 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
Title: Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: little blue 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!
Title: Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: plumseverywhere 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!)
Title: Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: egglady 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
Title: Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: little blue on July 06, 2011, 06:14:19 pm: Quote from: plumseverywhere on July 06, 2011, 04:24:41 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
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Post by: faith0504 on July 06, 2011, 06:19:02 pm: how about maple syrup that is rather yummy in yogurt :wave:
Title: Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: ballingall on July 09, 2011, 11:42:39 pm: Quote from: egglady 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

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
Title: Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: plumseverywhere 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...
Title: Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: little blue 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.... :)
Title: Re: Goats milk yogurt help pls?
Post by: doganjo 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.