Making Soy Yogurt

[morphone]

As a departure from an earlier thread, I want to make soy yogurt at home. Do I make it the same way as dairy yogurt, just heat the soy milk, let it cool, add the culture, and incubate? Or are there extra steps?

Thanks!

[Egg]

http://cookandeat.com/2009/01/08/seri...

[Bryn]

The soy protein acts a lot like the milk proteins, so that should be all you have to do.

[morphone]

Really? Thanks! I'll have to give it a try. I'd like to try it with almond or other homemade nut milk, and I haven't been able to find much on google about that.

[Bryn]

Nut protein is a lot different from soy or milk. You could give it a try, but I'm not optimistic. It would taste very yummy though.

[morphone]

Do you think it would taste good with the same fermentation?

[Bryn]

Yes it would. I worry that the proteins might not coagulate and you'd get a runny yogurt. I guess you could add some starch like they do for commercial yogurts though.

[morphone]

Bleh, that doesn't sound like good eats. Hrmm, may have to think on this more.

[Bryn]

I'd try a small sample batch! What could go wrong?

[addicted2cake]

I, too am interested in making soy yougurt, so I googled "how to make soy yogurt" and quite a few sites popped up. See what you think. I haven't checked out any of these sites yet, but from the headings, I think you'll get your question answered, maybe more quickly than here. Good luck!