How can I restore the texture of a thawed yogurt?!
I had yogurt in a freezer (the normal plain yogurt from the store), a 500ml recipient, and I thawed it slowly in the refrigerator. And now the yogurt has lost its original texture, it seems the whey has separated from the fat.
The looks is a yellowish liquid with tiny white balls floating. And as far as I know that is the whey and the fat split up.
Is there any way to restore the texture??? I saw a couple of ideas, all included a blender or a wire whisk, but I'm afraid I might end up doing home made butter instead!!! Because by beating dairy is how you make butter....
What do you suggest??
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Before you whip it I'd suggest placing the yogurt in a colander, covering it and letting gravity take care of the whey. I do this with regular un-frozen yogurt and get a thick sour cream type consistency from it. But I use a paper coffee filter and let it sit 24 hours. Some people call it yogurt cheese!
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You can't make butter out of yogurt as the fat content is too low. Butter is made with whipping cream which has a fat content of 35% or more.
whip the yogurt to mix it together. I would use it for cooking purposes at this stage rather than a topping. Make pancakes, breads, or cakes or muffins that use buttermilk in them and substitute the yogurt instead. Or make a noodle kugel.
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