Homemade Vanilla Extract Recipe and Inspiration
A while back I was greatly inspired by a friend of mine and fellow food blogger, Sara who made her own Homemade Vanilla Extract. She then packaged it up in cute little bottles and gifted them as Christmas presents. It seemed so simple, I thought I'd give it a shot as well. This is truly a homemade recipe that anyone can make. There are really only two ingredients; vodka (a 1.75 liter bottle) and whole vanilla beans (about a quarter pound for each bottle of vodka). I made a double batch, putting a quarter pound of vanilla beans each into two 1.75 liter jugs of vodka. It's easy. All you need are your two ingredients, a clean pair of kitchen shears (or any clean pair of scissors that you don't mind getting a little bit dirty) and a cutting board. The vodka I used was readily available at the local liquor barn type establishment and you can buy the cheapest brand they have, expensive vodka isn't going to make the vanilla taste any better. You might be able to find...