A 16 oz bottle of vanilla that I used to buy for about 8 dollars is now selling for 24. I have to admit that in the past I have been very loose with my vanilla use. I would not measure, but rather just kind of pour it in my batters. Now, I measure very carefully, not wanting to use a splash more than I have to.
At Christmas, Eileen and Sharilyn gave me these cute bottles of homemade vanilla.
I was inspired.
The recipe is to put vanilla beans in liquor (I bought vodka) and let it sit for a couple of months. It's that easy. I had Trent help me put it together (with Misty looking on in amazement).
You slice the beans open and cut into smaller pieces (I ordered 20 extract grade B Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans for $29 and they came from France in 4 days). I bought Vodka in St. George, where I could do it without someone I know seeing me. (Of course, now I've kind of let the vodka out of the bag)
Now I just need to shake it up once or twice a week for a couple of months. It already looks like this.
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