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l reuteri yogurt recipe

L Reuteri Yogurt Recipe

Experience the benefits of L. reuteri with our delicious yogurt recipe.
Cultivate this probiotic-rich yogurt at home, harnessing the power of L. reuteri for powerful gut health.
With a simple process that includes fermenting milk with L. reuteri strains, our yogurt offers a tasty and nutritious way to support your digestive well-being.
Enjoy the thick hardy ancestral strains of goodness and take a step towards a healthier gut with each spoonful.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 day 12 hours
Course Yogurt
Cuisine healthy recipes

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 packet L Reuteri
  • 1 quart half and half If using ultra pasteurized skip my first step of heating the milk.
  • 2 tbsp prebiotic fiber

Instructions
 

  • Ensure all of your equipment is clean and dry.
  • If you have purchased half and half that is not ultra pasteurized it is important to heat the milk to 195 degrees first. This ensures other microbes won't compete with the l reuteri strain.
  • Then prepare an ice bath in a larger bowl and put the heated pot of half and half in the ice bath to cool to 100 degrees.
  • Skip the step above if you buy ultra pasteurized half and half.
  • In a glass bowl mix the prebiotic fiber and the l reuteri packet.
  • With the half and half you can now take 1 1/2 cups and mix it with a whisk into the powders. Ensure it is well dissolved and incorporated.
  • Add the remaining half and half to your whisked mixture. Ensure there is room for this to expand. Otherwise if you use a quart jar like I did in the video it may bloom over.
  • Cover with a lid or muslin cloth and rubber band and put into your instant pot.
  • Keep it at 100 degrees for 36 hours.
  • Store in the refrigerator well sealed.

Notes

Original Method:

This is the original method taught by Dr Davis but requires a bit more work with pulverizing the tablets.
In this method you will need:
  • 10 Tablets Bio Gaia Gastrus. Don't worry that they are mandarin flavor. This will not show up in the taste of the yogurt.
  • 2 tablespoons of Prebiotic Fiber such as Inulin powder.
  • Next take and crush the 10 tablets with a mortar and pestle.
  • Mix this with the prebiotic.
  • Next take about 1/2 cup of the half-and-half and mix it really well with the powders to create a slurry. You can use a whisk but don't use a blender as it will harm the microbes.
  • Now you can move this to the sterile quart jar with the rest of the half and half.
  • Cover with a muslin cloth and rubber band or a loose lid.
  • Put in your instant pot or yogurt maker at 100 degrees for 36 hours.
  • The last hour is where the magic happens and most of the beneficial microbes really bloom.
  • Store in the refrigerate air tight.
Do not use low-fat milk unless you want runny yogurt and less nutritional value. Find organic full fat pasture-raised dairy.
36 hours is a must to truly make high bacterial count fermented dairy with medicinal like qualities.
Ensure you are using fresh dairy and check that the expiration date on your starter or on the tablets.
Vegan Version:
  • To make a vegan version use 1 can of organic coconut milk with no added fillers like guar.
  • Boil the coconut milk.
  • Add 2 tbs of the prebiotic fiber
  • Add 1 1/2 tbs gelatin or I love to use Irish Moss Gel. You can use an immersion blender to get this to well incorporate.
  • Make sure well dissolved and cooled to 100 degrees before next step.
  • Add in your start whether the crushed bio gaia tablets or the packet.
  • Then transfer it to a sterile glass mason jar and cover lightly.
  • Ferment for the 36 hours at 100 degrees.
Keyword probiotic yogurt
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