Homemade Yogurt

I have three recipes I've pulled from and need somewhere to write this one down!

Homemade Yogurt in the Crock Pot

1/2 gallon (8 cups) milk
1 Tbsp yogurt (must have listed in the ingredients active live cultures-I used Fage Total 2%)

1. Pour the half gallon of milk into your crock pot and turn it on low. Cook for 2 hours and 45 minutes.
2. After it cooks, turn crock pot off and let cool for 3 hours or until the temperature drops between 110 and 120 degrees.
3. Spoon a small amount of milk into a small bowl and add 1 Tbsp of yogurt to it. Mix together.
4. Pour mixture back into milk in the crock pot and stir once or twice.
5. Put the lid back on your crock pot and wrap the crock pot with a large beach towel or blanket (make sure the crock pot is unplugged and turned off--this helps keep the heat in the crock pot and allows it to cool more slowly).
6. Let sit for 8-12 hours. 
7. Spoon into jars or plastic containers and refrigerate a few hours before eating.

This will keep for 1-2 weeks in your fridge. Be sure to save 1 Tbsp to use as your starter for your next batch of homemade yogurt.

Yields: 2 quarts

Serve with honey and fruit! (This is plain yogurt.)