Homemade Yogurt

This is a microwave oven recipe I got from my Aunt Joy... no dirty dishes to mess with and it's super cheap.

Supplies:
1 quart mason jar with lid
3 TBLS plain yogurt with live active culture (store bought the first time only, from then on you can use homemade)
wire whisk
31/2 cups milk (any type)

Directions:
Fill mason jar with milk and microwave for 3 minutes (to about 115 degrees).

Let milk cool (till it gets to about 110 degrees). If you don't have a candy thermometer to test the temp. just wait 5 minutes.

Add 3 tablespoons of yogurt and whisk well.

Put lid on jar and put in the oven or microwave overnight, or at least 12 hours... until it is set up. Aluminum foil also works well as a lid.

The next morning, put your yogurt in the fridge.

Baking 101

I learned a tough lesson in baking today. When a recipe says the serving size of quick bread is two loaves.... don't try to make only one large loaf because:
a) the excess dough will run over the sides of the pan, spilling everywhere
b) said excess dough will continue to bake and burn at the bottom of the oven until the loaf is done (which is longer than the recipe said it would take b/c you did it wrong)
c)the burning dough at the bottom of the oven will smoke and smell up your house like charcoal for two days
d) you will spend a lot of time with your head in a stinky oven trying to clean dry, charred dough
e) the extra large loaf you were hoping to enjoy will be doughy in the middle