Vanilla Extract

By zorro623

It’s not that imitation stuff that you get on sale at the store, with weak vanilla flavor and added sweetener. This stuff is pure unsweetened vanilla extract. It makes pies and cookies and homemade ice cream and sweetbreads and cakes and countless other things we make at home sublime.

Ingredients

• Vanilla beans
• Vodka or rum

Details

Adapted from thesimpledollar.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cut the beans lengthwise. You will need 3-4 beans per cup of vodka or rum.

Add the beans to the vodka or rum and shake vigorously for a few minutes. Shake at least once weekly for 1-6 months.

Filter out beans and seeds and place freshly made vanilla extract into smaller bottles.