MADZOON -Armenian Yogurt

Mark Marcarian's Note:

This is a wonderful way to make your very own yogurt! Once you start this process you may never run out of yogurt again! Why pay a lot of money for those measley little containers? Mix in your own fruit in a batch also.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 1 Quart

• 1 quart homogenized milk
• ¼ cup yogurt (starter)
• ½ pint heavy cream

Directions:

1. Pour the milk into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
2. When it comes to a boil, add 1/2 pint of heavy cream, and pour into an earthen bowl or Pyrex dish.
3. When it is lukewarm, stir the madzoon starter with a spoon until it is smooth and dilute it with some of the warm milk.
4. Pour this mixture into warm milk and stir.
5. Set your oven to 200F degrees.
6. When heated, turn off oven and place bowl in oven.
7. Check in 2 hours for firmness.
8. Variation: Use skim milk instead of whole milk and eliminate cream.
9. Note: You may use commercial plain yogurt as your starter.