Recipe: Milk Kefir

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Christensen explains how to make Milk Kefir, a sort of liquid yogurt. You don’t need any fancy equipment, just a canning jar, cheesecloth, and a strainer.

Once you master this basic recipe, you can add fruit and other flavorings to make mango kefir (mango and honey) or ginger-pear kefir (lemon juice, gingerroot, pears).

Milk Kefir process

Christensen recommends buying kefir grains online at Cultures for Health.