Thrifty Thursday: Using dry milk to make yogurt

Milky May...

What is the cost effectiveness of making homemade yogurt using dry milk?  One #10 can of dry milk can make about 48 c of yogurt ($0.18 per cup), about 21 c of greek yogurt ($0.41 per cup) or 15 c of yogurt cheese ($0.57 per cup).  What a savings!  Store bought yogurt can range from 40 cents (store brands) to 75 cents (name brands) regular price.  Greek yogurt is even costlier, coming on sale for $1 or regular price at Sams Club for about $0.81 and up per container.  And cream cheese regular price for store brand is about 1.30 up to about $2 for name brand cream cheese.  As far as sour cream, homemade yogurt or greek yogurt can be used in recipes calling for sour cream, thus saving money as sour cream can be anywhere from $1 on sale to $2 regular price.

The amounts listed above are based on my calculations when I made yogurt, greek yogurt and yogurt cheese using dry milk, using the recipe below & using the pricing for a can of dry milk from the LDS home storage centers March 2013 (about $8.60 a can).