HOMEMADE PURE VANILLA EXTRACT RECIPE (Start now for Holiday Gifts) Ingredients: good-quality vanilla beans vodka, rum or bourbon Directions: Cut the vanilla beans in half crosswise and then slice them in half again lengthwise. Place several pieces (I use 6 pieces - or 1 1/2 whole beans worth - in my 4oz bottles) in a glass bottle or jar. Fill completely to cover the beans with vodka. Cover tightly and place in a cool, dark place for 2-3 months or longer for best flavor! I left the quantities out of this recipe on purpose. Its not an exact science! I bought a 1/2 pound of really amazing madagascar bourbon vanilla beans and two big bottles of semi-cheap vodka and that made 24-4oz bottles of vanilla with about 1/4 pound of vanilla beans leftover (dont worry I have lots of plans for those beans!). This homemade vanilla extract is so incredibly simple! You put a few vanilla beans in a bottle and cover them with vodka. Let it sit for 2-3 months or more and youve got amazing homemade vanilla extract! And the best part?? When you make vanilla extract this way, as the bottle gets low (say 1/3 of it is used up!), you just top it off with fresh vodka and there you go! Genius!!
Posted on: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:03:08 +0000
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