vanilla beans Archives - falafelandcaviar.com Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:07:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Homemade Vanilla Extract is the Easiest Way to Improve Your Bakes https://falafelandcaviar.com/homemade-vanilla-extract-is-the-easiest-way-to-improve-your-bakes/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 09:35:16 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=11164 Vanilla extract is key to making almost any kind of baked goods. If you want an even more intense and delicious flavor in your bakes, try making your own vanilla extract at home!  Ingredients 4 vanilla bean pods 1 cup of alcohol, such as vodka, bourbon, brandy, rum, or single malt whiskey  Recipe Start by […]

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]]> Vanilla extract is key to making almost any kind of baked goods. If you want an even more intense and delicious flavor in your bakes, try making your own vanilla extract at home! 

Ingredients

  • 4 vanilla bean pods
  • 1 cup of alcohol, such as vodka, bourbon, brandy, rum, or single malt whiskey 
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@billyhillorganics has the most divine organic vanilla beans in bulk. They’re everything a good vanilla bean should be; soft, plump, fragrant and begging to be put to some creative use. @theprairiehomestead has a beyond simple recipe for making your own vanilla extract that I’ve also been meaning to get around to doing for ages as well. Billy Hill’s vanilla beans are $3 each and a 700 ml bottle of good quality spirit from the liquor store is $38. 1 bottle of booze makes 2 pint jars which I put 3 vanilla beans into. Normally we buy 100ml plastic bottles of organic vanilla extract for $7 from the supermarket. 350ml of homemade organic vanilla extract will cost me $28 in a glass jar that I can use time and time again with vanilla beans that once finished infusing, can be dried and ground into powder for further use in more cooking. The supermarket equivalent is $24.50 for the liquid extract only, with 3.5 x 100ml plastic bottles either going to landfill or put into the recycling chain and quite possibly having a ‘dead end’ journey. Continued in comments …..

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Recipe

  1. Start by looking for really good quality vanilla beans that are plump and don’t look too dry and shriveled. This will yield more vanilla beans which will make your extract taste better. 
  2. Then, use a small knife to split the beans down the middle. Don’t cut them all the way in half, just enough so the caviar inside is exposed. 
  3. Put the pods into a jar and cover it with the alcohol.
  4. Leave it in a cool, dark place for at least 8 weeks, shaking the jar about once a week. If you want a stronger extract, let it sit for longer. 
  5. Then, you can strain the extract, or you can keep the pods in if you want to have your baked goods speckled with vanilla beans.
  6. Once the extract is gone, you can make another batch with the same pods since they are very strong. 
  7. Happy baking! 
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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> vanilla beans Archives - falafelandcaviar.com Tue, 03 Sep 2019 16:07:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Homemade Vanilla Extract is the Easiest Way to Improve Your Bakes https://falafelandcaviar.com/homemade-vanilla-extract-is-the-easiest-way-to-improve-your-bakes/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 09:35:16 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=11164 Vanilla extract is key to making almost any kind of baked goods. If you want an even more intense and delicious flavor in your bakes, try making your own vanilla extract at home!  Ingredients 4 vanilla bean pods 1 cup of alcohol, such as vodka, bourbon, brandy, rum, or single malt whiskey  Recipe Start by […]

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]]> Vanilla extract is key to making almost any kind of baked goods. If you want an even more intense and delicious flavor in your bakes, try making your own vanilla extract at home! 

Ingredients

  • 4 vanilla bean pods
  • 1 cup of alcohol, such as vodka, bourbon, brandy, rum, or single malt whiskey 
View this post on Instagram

@billyhillorganics has the most divine organic vanilla beans in bulk. They’re everything a good vanilla bean should be; soft, plump, fragrant and begging to be put to some creative use. @theprairiehomestead has a beyond simple recipe for making your own vanilla extract that I’ve also been meaning to get around to doing for ages as well. Billy Hill’s vanilla beans are $3 each and a 700 ml bottle of good quality spirit from the liquor store is $38. 1 bottle of booze makes 2 pint jars which I put 3 vanilla beans into. Normally we buy 100ml plastic bottles of organic vanilla extract for $7 from the supermarket. 350ml of homemade organic vanilla extract will cost me $28 in a glass jar that I can use time and time again with vanilla beans that once finished infusing, can be dried and ground into powder for further use in more cooking. The supermarket equivalent is $24.50 for the liquid extract only, with 3.5 x 100ml plastic bottles either going to landfill or put into the recycling chain and quite possibly having a ‘dead end’ journey. Continued in comments …..

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Recipe

  1. Start by looking for really good quality vanilla beans that are plump and don’t look too dry and shriveled. This will yield more vanilla beans which will make your extract taste better. 
  2. Then, use a small knife to split the beans down the middle. Don’t cut them all the way in half, just enough so the caviar inside is exposed. 
  3. Put the pods into a jar and cover it with the alcohol.
  4. Leave it in a cool, dark place for at least 8 weeks, shaking the jar about once a week. If you want a stronger extract, let it sit for longer. 
  5. Then, you can strain the extract, or you can keep the pods in if you want to have your baked goods speckled with vanilla beans.
  6. Once the extract is gone, you can make another batch with the same pods since they are very strong. 
  7. Happy baking! 
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1d3_lmA1P-/

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