
All Instant Pots can pressure-cook, slow-cook, sauté, and keep warm. But all Instant Pots are not created equal-er, not every model can perform every function, and they’re billed accordingly (7-in-1, 9-in-1, etc.). They’re true multi-cookers that can be used to braise, sauté, steam, and so much more. But they’re also wildly popular in part because of their versatility. Keep the same incubation times.Instant Pots are beloved because of their ability to cook foods quickly using pressure. *You can cut this recipe in half, using 4 cups of milk, 1 Tablespoons of yogurt starter and 1 Tablespoon of unflavored gelatin. Yogurt will look thin, but set up once chilled. Put yogurt into a container or individual containers with a well fitting lid and place in the refrigerator for 4-6 hours. 2-4 Tablespoons of warmed honey or granulated sugar works well. Flavor your yogurt with 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and your choice of sweetener to taste. When the cycle is complete, your Instant Pot will beep and display YOGT. Push the +/- buttons to increase or decrease the incubation time. Incubate your yogurt by setting your Instant Pot on the Yogurt Normal cycle (based on your model), which defaults to 8 hours. Pour this mixture into your pot of cooled milk and stir well to combine. When you have reached your cool down temperature, take a cup of your cooled milk and stir in your 2 Tablespoons of yogurt starter or powdered starter, and mix well. Whisk and take the temperature every couple of minutes. Cool your milk to 100°-110☏ by setting your pot of hot milk over a large bowl of ice water or sink filled with cold water. After your milk has heated to your desired temperature, whisk your bloomed gelatin into the hot milk. Allow it to sit and soften (bloom) for at least 10 minutes. While your milk is heating, sprinkle 2 Tablespoons (about 2.5 packages) of unflavored gelatin into the cold, reserved milk. Check mid-cycle at the 15 minute are and test your temperature with an accurate thermometer. 180☏ will give you a more 'cooked' taste. Heat your milk by using the BOIL cycle as directed by your Instant Pot model, to your desired temperature. Reserve the extra cup of milk for step 4. Pour your 7 cups of goat milk into the pot.

After a few minutes, pour out the ice water do not wipe the pot dry. Start with a very clean pot and utensils. I'm pretty sure that you need to heat your milk to a higher temp in order to activate the cornstarch, much like when making a gravy. It did not thicken much at all, and then it dawned on me. I used cornstarch, and added it to the 165° milk.
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You can view a list of suggested thickeners, how to use them, and the pros/cons of each here, at Cultures for Health. Brod & Taylor suggest using cornstarch or agar agar powder, dissolving it into a little bit of cold milk and adding it to the hot milk.

If you want it to be thicker, you will need to add a thickener. Thickeners: Because of the different structure of the proteins in goat's milk, it makes a thin, pourable yogurt. Brod & Taylor found that keeping the goat milk under 165☏ gave a fresher taste to their yogurt, so that is the temp that I used. While researching, I found that the higher you heat your goat milk yogurt, the more "cooked" it will taste. Heating the Milk: You will need to heat your milk to at least 100°-110° for the yogurt cultures to work. You can read more about yogurt starters here , how to choose them and where to find them.

You can also use a powdered direct starter, such as Yogurmet, that can be found online or at health food stores. The small amount shouldn't affect any dairy allergies, but if you are concerned, you can use a non dairy yogurt, such as SoDelicious, as your starter. Starter: You can use a plain, unflavored dairy yogurt for your starter (that contains Live/Active cultures) all you need it 1-2 tablespoons.
