Making yogurt from raw milk

Raw milk doesn't make very good yogurt, it doesn't set very well (apparently). I normally use full fat UHT milk and it sets pretty well without the addition of powdered milk which is suggested in many recipes

Heat a liter of milk to 82°C and keep there for 2 mins and then cool by putting the pan in to a sink of water to about 40°C

Add a starter culture or stir in some yogurt (it is was home made you need to know whether it was a direct set starter - which won't work to reculture). The supermarket here have cultures which is very useful. I don't ever remember seeing them in the UK. Stir thoroughly and pour in to your yogurt maker (or you can put in a thermos flask or in a very low oven).

Should have a layer of cream on top and be yummy

I have made several batches and some have been better than others. If it is left warm for too long it gets very hard - I tried making cream cheese from this batch and it is quite nice. I put through a tea towel in a sieve and left it to drain for a few hours and then stirred in some salt. Would be nice with chives or something too.