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Homemade Vanilla Extract




Source of Recipe


Real Food for Real People


List of Ingredients




2 whole vanilla beans
1/2 cup water
1 & 1/2 cups brandy
1 cup granulated sugar


Recipe



In a one quart glass jar with a tight fitting lid combine the vanilla beans
and the brandy. Cap and allow to sit for three weeks shaking every day.

At the end of the three weeks combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and
bring to a boil over medium heat stir constantly. Now add this to vanilla
bean brandy mixture.

Allow to sit another 4 weeks shaking every day. Strain through cheese cloth
and use as you would store bought vanilla extract. Makes 3 cups

Once you try this you will never go back to the stuff from the store.