Receta Kitchen Tip: How to Strain Yogurt

by Turnips2Tangerines

How to strain Yogurt and Why.

Straining yogurt is not only fast and easy to do,

The"after"results are well worth it.

The reason for straining yogurt is a simple one:

When you strain the liquid, whey, from yogurt,

You reduce the liquid, therefore minimizing

The amount of liquid in a recipe.

strained yogurt adds a creamier and

Richer texture to recipes.

Another bonus for straining yogurt,

It's good for you and It's delicious~

I've been straining yogurt for well over a year now.

I strain my yogurt as soon as I bring it home the grocery store.

Once you get into the habit of straining yogurt right away,

It will become a regular part of your grocery shopping routine.

While your putting the grocery's away,

Get out some cheesecloth, wire mesh and bowl.

Line the wire mesh strainer with cheesecloth,

Dump in the yogurt, twist the top of the cheesecloth,

Rinse out the container the yogurt came in

Save the container and set it aside.

Put the bowl into the refrigerator....and

Continue putting the grocery's away...

How easy is that!

• How to strain yogurt:
• 16 oz container plain regular yogurt or Greek yogurt*
• Large glass bowl
• Wire mesh strainer
• Cheesecloth
• *Commercial brands of Greek yogurt contain a fair amount of liquid.
• *Straining Greek yogurt leaves behind a thick and creamy yogurt *
• Place wire mesh strainer over large glass bowl
• Place double thickness of cheesecloth over wire mesh strainer
• Carefully dump yogurt into cheesecloth
• Bring corners of cheesecloth together and twist
• Secure with a twist tie if necessary
• Place bowl with wire mesh and yogurt in refrigerator
• Allow liquid to drain out overnight or 8 hours
• This will remove all of the liquid
• Empty liquid if needed
• Yogurt should have consistency like sour cream
• Untwist the top of the cheesecloth or
• Untwist the twist tie
• Scoop out yogurt with a spoon or
• Flip the strained yogurt over into an empty bowl
• Let the strained yogurt fall out
• Peel off cheesecloth.
• You can use the strained yogurt right away or
• Rinse out the original container the yogurt came in

Label it "strained" and put the strained yogurt in the container.

Store in the refrigerator.

It will stay good until the freshness date

Stamped on the container.

Use strainer yogurt in baked goods, pancakes, dips,

Smoothies, sauces, ice cream/frozen yogurt and

In place of sour cream.

Enjoy!