SUE Gaudie has became famous for her Yorkshire clotted cream and now she hopes to do just as well with a new line in low fat yoghurts.

Originally from Cornwall, Mrs Gaudie used to watch her mother and grandmother make clotted cream on their Aga and came up with the idea of producing clotted cream after she and her husband, Angus, converted their 200-acre Stamfrey Farm at West Rounton, near Northallerton, to organic in June 2001.

They had considered conversion for almost four years, but then planned to increase cow numbers and make a £300,000 investment on the farm until milk prices crashed, and they dropped those plans and took the organic route instead.

Mrs Gaudie and her husband launched their own Yorkshire clotted cream, made to a traditional recipe, in 2003 and have never looked back.

The cream is delivered to restaurants, pubs, hotels, shops and delicatessens through Moorsfresh of Pickering, which specialises in distributing produce from small local food companies.

Now the Gaudies have come up with a new line of organic low fat breakfast yoghurt, using the gallons of skimmed milk left from the separating process involved in making the cream.

"I was so frustrated to see gallons of organic skimmed milk go to waste that I felt compelled to turn it into a fresh-tasting Yorkshire yoghurt," said Mrs Gaudie. "It took quite a lot of effort to get the right recipe, but I think the results are pretty impressive."

Their 110 Friesian cows supply 14,000 litres of whole organic milk to Dairy Farmers of Britain each week; a further 4,000 litres a week goes into their own clotted cream.

Yoghurt production began seriously only six weeks ago and uses 400 litres of organic skimmed milk a week although, judging by its early success, this will quickly increase.

The first real outing with the yoghurt was at the recent Dales Festival of Food and Drink at Leyburn, where it proved a huge hit.

It is described as a delicious, low-fat pouring or drinking yoghurt "perfect over fruit or cereal at breakfast or any time of the day".

"We add Fairtrade raw cane sugar from Paraguay at 2.8pc, which just gives it a little flavour, that is the only thing that is added," said Mrs Gaudie. "We see breakfast yoghurt as a market not targeted before; you can either drink it or pour it over cereal."

The Gaudies have teamed up with Bracken Hill Fine Foods of Elvington, near York, which is providing five summer fruit flavoured coulis for people to add to the yoghurt if they wish.

The yoghurts are gluten free and contain no artificial colouring, flavours or preservatives.

Weeton's, the award-winning urban farm shop in Harrogate, is already stocking them.

"I'm grateful that Weeton's has given me a great outlet to launch the products," said Mrs Gaudie. "I hope customers will take to the yoghurts as a breakfast alternative to our more 'diet-deadly' clotted cream."

Simon Hurley, Weeton's purchasing director, is a firm supporter of the Gaudies' organic initiatives and commitment to quality-assured produce.

"Stamfrey Farm is a true artisan producer and I can't help but admire the ingenuity of making a new product out of the leftovers of another," he said. "The yoghurt tastes pretty good poured on my morning muesli as well.

"To the best of my know-ledge, this is the only Yorkshire farmhouse yoghurt available and I'm looking forward to new flavours that are in the pipeline."

Weeton's, recently named best rural retailer in the UK, aims to bring the best local foods to its store in West Park, Harrogate, just off the Stray.

The yoghurt is also available from the Cheese Lady at Northallerton market; Larberry Farm Shop, Long Newton, near Stockton, and the Farmers Cart and Balloon Tree shops, near York. It is also available from Stamfrey Farm on (01609) 882297