It’s quite simple to make your own sour cream, with just TWO ingredients: heavy cream and milk kefir. I first made this as a way to enjoy cultured ice cream, but realized the taste, texture and consistency are just like … Read more
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Kefir Ice Cream
Cultured ice cream! After struggling in vain to find an ice cream brand that really KNOWS ME, I took matters into my own hands. First, I scored a great ice cream machine from craigslist for a bargain. I then set … Read more
Sour Cream
It’s quite simple to make your own sour cream, using only good quality heavy cream, and a little store-bought sour cream as your “starter”. By making sour cream yourself, you can achieve higher quality. Here in southern California, there are … Read more
Kefir
Milk kefir is made with the help of a colony of bacteria and yeasts (aka a SCOBY) which is organized in clumps or “grains.” These helpful microorganisms work fast, consuming the sugars in milk and creating lactic acid, digestive enzymes … Read more
It Takes a Viili
Viili (spelled with two i’s) is cultured milk– a Finnish version of yogurt. Some drink it, but it is more commonly eaten like yogurt, with jams, muesli or bread mixed in. It’s milder tasting and stringier than yogurt, but still contains loads … Read more
Yogurt
Culturing dairy products adds enzymes and provides probiotic benefits. This is an especially helpful process when using pasteurized milk, where the original enzymes and living biota have been cooked out. Use raw or pasteurized (but not ultra-pasteurized) cow or goat’s … Read more