04 Creamy Cultured Staples

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What you’ll learn

Now let’s use a culture to kickstart the fermentation process for creamy, everyday staples like yogurt, butter, and cream cheese.

The objectives for this module:

Practice using a culture to kickstart fermentation
Master making a dairy-free yogurt
Practice the techniques to culture your own plant-based butter
Whip up a batch of dairy-free cream cheese
Learn how to customize all of these recipes with sweet or savory flavors

Overview & Recap

Required: read the overview and complete the recap once you create your practice recipe.

1: Creamy Cultured Staples Overview

Draw on your fermentation know-how and then take it all a simple step further. Create everyday staples like yogurt, butter, and cream cheese with a culture to start the fermentation process. Read through all resources and particular recipe suggestions to enhance these creations with sweet or savory flavor profiles—one recipe can become many thanks to your creativity and our suggestions.

Reference all of the tips and articles we provide here (and from previous modules) to support your learning. Document your findings and preferences in your fermentation journal.

2: Creamy Cultured Staples Recap

This Lesson Recap will be your personal input of progress (photo and written). Grab your fermentation journal, prepare the Practice Recipes, then complete this recap.

You must complete the recap to complete the module and eventually the course.

Practice Recipes

Required

Remember to always read the entire recipe, all the tips, and watch the step-by-step videos before preparing that recipe so you know what to expect. Make sure that you have the right ingredients on hand and the tools you need to make it all effortless and fun. Document your discoveries and preferences in your baking journal.

Dairy-Free Yogurt

Use the contents of a probiotic capsule to make your own yogurt. Read through the entire recipe and the accordions before you begin. There are loads of ideas and tips for success.

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Classic Cream Cheese

Use the contents of a probiotic capsule to make your own cream cheese. Read through the entire recipe and the accordions before you begin. There are loads of ideas and tips for success.

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Cultured Plant-Based Butter

Use the contents of a probiotic capsule to culture cream to make your own butter. Read through the entire recipe and the accordions before you begin. There are 3 different variation recipes within this main recipe—four recipes in one!

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Resources

Required: read all articles

Helpful and inspiring know how and support for successful and creative fermentation. Find troubleshooting FAQs within each recipe.

Extra Learning & Cheat Sheets

Ensure that your creations are successful every time with this extra know how and support. Gain an understanding of potential variables and substitutions, get troubleshooting ideas, a general shopping list to get started, creative inspiration, and much more. Reference these articles throughout this entire course.

Everyday Fermented Foods Shopping List

Fermentation FAQs

Fermentation & Bread

Want to apply fermentation to other creations like bread? Leaven breads by using sourdough starter cultures to ferment dough with the Gluten-Free Bread Basics Course. Or skip the culture and use simple yeast for quick-rise breads in the Active-Dry Yeasted Breads Course.

Fermentation Tools Overview

Fermentation Safety

How to Use Salt

What’s the Difference Between Pickling and Fermenting?

Fermentation Tips for Success

Signs of Success: What to Look For

How to Enjoy Creamy Cultured Staples

Extra Recipe

Recommended: practice your fermentation skills by making this extra recipe.

Garden Veggie Cream Cheese

Shopping: Tools

This is a convenient listing of basic tools called for in this course as well as some “nice to have but not necessary” items that make fermenting easier and more fun. For the why-we-use-it behind each tool, go here.

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