I made my vanilla extract today. The recipe is so simple - the only two ingredients are vanilla beans and vodka. (Any alcohol can be used but vodka has the cleanest flavor.) I had a hard time finding my beans so I ended up ordering some on Amazon.
I had five beans for a cup of vodka, which I think is a good amount based on what I've seen listed around the web. I split each bean in half lengthwise and scraped out the seeds.
Here's the all of the beans after they were split and scraped.
I cut the pods into pieces and placed the seeds and pods into the vodka and gave it a shake. It needs to be shaken once a week and should be ready in about 8 weeks, although it can take up to six months to really get the flavor of vanilla extract.
I also set aside one pod to add to a cup of sugar so I could have vanilla sugar as well. Can't wait to try that in my baking too!
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I have been wanting to try homemade vanilla extract! Let us know how it turns out when it is ready!
ReplyDeleteI started mine in September and I'm going to use it for the first time in my Thanksgiving baking. I'm so excited! I didn't scrape the pods, just put them in to soak, but it seems to be coming along pretty well anyway. Good luck with yours!
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