HOW TO MAKE YOGURT IN A SLOW COOKER:
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1. Measure out 8 cups or 1/2 gallon of milk and pour into the slow cooker.
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2. Then heat the milk in the slow cooker on high for about 2 1/2 hours or a little longer. It really depends on your slow cooker. With a candy thermometer or digital thermometer check the milk to see if it is between 175 – 180 degrees. This heating process is to kill any other bacteria that may be in the milk and denature the milk proteins to set together instead of making curds. This would result in lumpy yogurt. Blech
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2. Once the milk is at 175 – 180 degrees allow to cool to between 115 – 100 degrees. This is the perfect temperature for the yogurt bacteria to grow quickly.
3. When the milk has cooled add 1/2 cup plus two tablespoons of yogurt to the warm milk in the slow cooker. Whisk it around to make the yogurt really well incorporated into the milk and get rid of the yogurt lumps. Secret tip: Turn on the oven to the lowest setting just to warm it up then turn it off.
4. While you are stirring in the yogurt, Secret tip: turn the slow cooker back on high just until the outside is warm to hot to the touch then turn it off and unplug the slow cooker. Now turn off the oven.
5. Wrap the entire pot with lid and warming part, yes the entire slow cooker in two towels. This keeps the heat in the slow cooker longer to provide the best growth for the good bacteria in yogurt.
6. Put the slow cooker wrapped in towels in your oven for 8 to 12 hours. You may need to remove a rack in your oven. I leave the towel wrapped slow cooker in for 8 to 12 hours and it turns out great every time.
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7. After 8 – 12 hours take whole thing out of the oven and unwrap. Open up the slow cooker to find the best homemade yogurt you have ever made. Once you take the pot out of the slow cooker, if the bottom is still a little warm, you know you have homemade yogurt. That is how to make yogurt in a slow cooker. Take a whisk and whisk to get out the lumps in the yogurt. This is a little thin for my taste, since I like Greek yogurt.
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