This is my easy recipe which I make every 4 to 5 days. Take seven cups of milk and bring it to 180 degrees on thermomoter, slowly. Stir occasional, take from burner let cool to 115 degrees, in the meantime take 1.5 cups of regular yogurt and let it stay at room temp. when milk is 115 take 1 cup of milk and mix in yogurt and stir thorough. Quickly put in milk and whisk well. Put in a sealed container and take a heavy blanket or big towel and wrap solid and close in a dark closet for 8 to 12 hours depending on how sour yu want your yogurt. Remove and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before using. I drain the whey off and make thick labane cheese. Good luck, it is easy not too sure about yogurt starter. I use raw milk but you can you powdered but not Nido, nido does not work.

A yogurt maker can be purchased very cheaply, and soon more than pays for itself. I prefer the makers with ONE large one quart container, filling up six small coantainers every time you make yogurt soon gets tiring. You can use any LIVE culture grocery store yogurt as starter. It's easy, it's cheap, and it's good for you. What's not to like?

Here is how I make it...

1 cup plain yogurt, 1/2 cup powder milk & 1/2 gallon 2% milk

Heat milk till just below boiling (very important that it reaches this point)!!!!!!!!

Allow to cool to warm, stir dry milk with yogurt, then add to milk.

Put the yogurt into a NON-metal pan, I use my crook pot, its ceramic. Then place the yogurt in an undisturbed dark location that is well heated, such as near an electric heater or use a heating blanket to surround the yogurt pot. Give it about 9-10 hours, then pop it in the frige to chill! I make it before going to bed and its ready for morning (I serve it with sauteed cut apples & cinnimon).

Tip: allow the yogurt to sit out while you heat the yogurt so it will warm up a bit.

Serve with fresh ground flax seed, wheat germ & fresh or frozen berries, bananas or sauteed apples & cinnimon (my favorite)