As anyone who follows my Facebook page might have seen, I have been considering kefir recently. I love the idea of creating a more diverse and healthy microbiome. I don't think there are any downsides to that.
There are two kinds of kefir - milk kefir, and water kefir. Each has a different culture of lovely probiotics to offer, and from what I have read, have different benefits. I have bought milk kefir from the store before, and The Boy liked it, but The Girl was not a fan. I thought it was a little too tart. I would rather buy plain milk kefir instead of flavored, because we don't need the extra sugar.
While doing some searches on kefir, I stumbled upon CulturedFoodLife, which talked about doing a second ferment to take the tang out of it and flavor it nicely. I decided to give it a try.
I put a container of plain store bought kefir into a jar, along with a sliced orange and a splash of vanilla extract, and left it out on the counter overnight. In the morning, I put it in the fridge, and once it was chilled, I tried some with some of my latest batch of homemade granola.
I loved it! It was lightly orange flavored - and less vanilla. I would like to try sticking a whole vanilla bean into it, or using more vanilla extract, so that it has more of a "creamsicle" taste. It remains to be seen if The Girl likes it, and I think it would be lovely with just a little bit of honey.. the second ferment did reduce some of the tang.
Coming soon - experimentation with water kefir! I ordered Water Kefir Grains
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