Vanilla Extract

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I think vanilla extract is wonderful and gives your pastry a perfect vanilla hint.

Of course you could use vanilla sugar instead of vanilla extract, but I prefer the liquid vanilla. A small bottle of vanilla extract is really expensive in Germany, so I just make it myself.

You only need two “ingredients” and time. Just cut vanilla beans in half and put them in a bottle. Cover with vodka and allow to infuse for 3 weeks. Then remove the vanilla beans and sieve the vanilla extract to remove bigger vanilla parts. I dry the vanilla beans and then put them in a jar of sugar. Thus I have some vanilla sugar, too.

On the picture it seems as if some of the liquid evaporated. But I have used some for baking, before the 3 weeks were over.

Try it!

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Vanilla Extract

 

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10 m

 

Autor/Author: Rina

Ergibt/Yield: 1 bottle

Zutaten/Ingredients

• 500 ml (2 cups) vodka
• 3 vanilla beans

Zubereitung/Instructions

1. Cut the vanilla beans lengthwise in half and put them in a bottle, cover with vodka.
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3. Allow to infuse for 3 weeks, then remove the vanilla beans and sieve out the small vanilla parts and pour back in the bottle.

Tipps/Notes

After removing the vanilla beans let them dry and then put into a jar of sugar. You get vanilla sugar this way. For a non-alcoholic version use food glycerin and double the amount of vanilla beans.

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