I find that the tanginess of the finished product when you make your own Greek style yogurt by draining regular yogurt GREATLY depends on the yogurt you start with. I find a lot of yogurts make a finished product that's just too overpoweringly tangy for my taste. The best I've found for this is Trader Joe's organic. Trader Joe's regular (not organic) is not nearly as good for this use, in my experience, nor is Nancy's. (I have my suspicions that Trader Joe's non-organic yogurt is Nancy's with a TJs label.)
The recipe looks delish, but it's a long time until summer here in the Pacific Northwest. :)
It's actually seeming like summer might get to Vermont... sometime! What a long, cold season it's been. Best of luck as your days warm and get longer, and your fruit ripens - I envy you your wonderful fruits! Enjoy - and thanks for the info. about TJ's yogurt. PJH
May 26, 2011 at 1:13am