Homemade Vanilla Extract
Dried Vanilla Beans photo by B.navez (via Wikimedia Commons) Who says facebook is a waste of time? It's true, you're on it when you should be doing something else. But. Reading a fb friend's status sparked the idea for today's post. After discovering how ridiculously easy it is to make real vanilla extract, I decided to stop buying the tiny-teeny-weeny commercial bottles. So from now on I'm making my own. With two simple ingredients, I will be rich in vanilla extract ... and it will cost less. Here is the recipe: Homemade Vanilla Extract Ingredients: 1 cup vodka 6 vanilla beans (also known as pods) * plus time Directions: 1. Using a sharp knife, cut the vanilla beans in half, lengthwise. For a snazzy appearance, leave the very ends attached (so the pods look like a fork in the road). 2. Next place the cut vanilla beans in a canning [Mason, Ball, Kerr's] jar. 3. For every 3-6 vanilla beans, cover completely with one cup of vodka. 4....