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    Homemade Vanilla Extract

    Source of Recipe

    Southern Living, December 1997

    List of Ingredients

    6 vanilla beans, divided
    1 quart vodka
    1 cup sugar
    1/2 cup water

    Recipe

    Cut each of 3 vanilla beans into 4 pieces; split each piece lengthwise. Place in a 1.5 quart bottle, and add vodka. Cover tightly, and shake vigorously. Let stand in a cool dry, place for 3 weeks, shaking bottle every 2 days. Line a funnel with a coffee filter; pour mixture through funnel into a bowl, discarding beans.

    Cook sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat; cool completely. Add to vodka mixture. Cut remaining 3 vanilla beans into pieces. Fill small decorative bottles with 1 vanilla bean piece and extract; cover tightly and let stand in a cool, dry place 1 month.

 

 

 


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