Making homemade butter is a fun thing to do but since Long Covid decimated my gut enzymes I have gone lactose-free. In an earlier post I described how I make lactose free milk and yoghurt. This time I decided to make lactose-free cultured butter. Take 1L cream and add 10 drops of lactase enzyme. Mix 3 tbsp lactose free yoghurt into the cream. Cover and leave at room temperature for 48 hours. Whisk until the butter separates from the buttermilk. Strain off the … [Read more...]

I’ve previously shared my efforts at making Homemade Mayonnaise - it was successful but it only lasts a week and you can’t really make a smaller amount because it uses one egg. So I have been experimenting with an easier and much more flexible recipe using lactose-free yoghurt instead of the egg. I love it because I can easily incorporate lots of healthy herbal goodness by using herb-infused vinegars and herb-infused oils. I make up small batches of vinaigrette using roughly equal amounts (or … [Read more...]

I’ve previously shared how I make lactose-free yoghurt at home and now I thought I’d share some of the other things you can make with this versatile product (giving you more lactose-free diet options too). I use them in place of sour cream, cream cheese, fromage frais, ricotta, and more. You can strain* out most of the liquid from your Greek yoghurt (about 12 hours) to make a very thick creamy ‘cheese’, which is wonderful for making simple gourmet desserts. One of my favourites is mixing this … [Read more...]