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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.

 

 

 


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