Homemade yogurt

HEATING THE MILK
1. Heat the milk in a saucepan until small bubbles appear on the side. While continuously stirring, cool the milk a bit until you can comfortably dip you fingers for 5 seconds.

2. Pour 1/4 cup of plain yogurt in a small bowl. Yogurt must be at room temperature.

3. Laddle a cup of warm milk into the yogurt. Mix well with a wire whisk. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan with milk.

4. Cover the the saucepan with lid and wrap it with a thick towel and secure with clips.

FERMENTING THE MILK
1. Preheat oven to 150 degrees F. Turn of the oven. Put the milk and yogurt mixture inside the oven and let it rest for six hours.

Chill the yogurt.

For Greek Style yogurt, strain the yogurt using a cheesecloth until until the yogurt is liquid free.