Craftswomen of all trades: how to make kefir at home

Sour-milk products are needed by our body. They contain protein, and calcium, and beneficial bacteria, and acids, and protein - in short, everything that positively affects the functioning of the digestive system. A big plus is that we can make almost all types of these products ourselves. Would be the main ingredient - fresh milk.

The first way to make kefir at home is very simple. Suppose you bought cow's milk, but you did not boil it, you forgot it, you left it in the kitchen. Naturally, in a day it became unfit for food. However, do not rush to pour it into the sink! Firstly, the top layer (tops) is a settled cream. If desired, remove them (you can eat with bread) or leave them to stand in the fridge for a little while - an excellent sour cream will come out. Or just rearrange the container closer to the heat. At the second stage of how to make kefir at home, look after the milk. As soon as it begins to thicken - everything can be eaten. Fresh kefir is not only tasty, but also useful for pain in the stomach, upsets and other problems with the digestive tract. But even when white clots appeared in the bank and the whey separated, kefir is suitable for food. The whey is generally good for filling boiled and raw borsch, ideal as a refreshing drink. If whey is not to your liking, then gently sour milk with a spoon from a jar. Here's how to make kefir at home without unnecessary work.

Another simple cooking technology is as follows: in a jar of fresh milk you need to put a slice of rye or brown bread and leave it near a stove, stove or battery. Thanks to such a natural leaven, the drink quickly soups, while retaining all the beneficial properties. Its taste is very pleasant and soft. To speed up the process of souring, you can pour milk into a jar in which you kept sour cream or yogurt (do not rinse the jar!). Such a simple way of making kefir at home is suitable for almost any person who is not very strong in culinary art.

How to make kefir at home for feeding

Sour milk, i.e. kefir, should be given to small children. From about 5-6 months, he enters the mandatory diet of the baby. Of course, for this it is necessary to take the product either from a specialized kitchen, or cook it yourself. So how to make kefir for babies?

Tip 1

Boil milk with sugar in a saucepan, when it cools down - add ordinary kefir, wrap a jar and put in heat for 12 hours. Thickened - send to the refrigerator for the same amount, then warm up a little in a water bath and feed the baby. Do not have time to thicken - leave a little more in a warm place.

Tip 2

Boil the baked milk, cool, pour in a spoonful of sour cream, add the biological product (see the instructions on the packages), mix. After 6 hours, the product is ready. When you feed the baby, leave a couple of tablespoons for the next sourdough - add them to 200 ml of melted butter, only without sour cream and other ingredients. The process can be repeated all the time of feeding.

By the way, if your kefir has remained unclaimed, it has stopped and you do not dare to drink it - fry pancakes or flat cakes. Sour milk is a product that is suitable for food in any form!