I had originally saved this blog post to go by, but ended up mostly following this one. I bought the vanilla beans at Olive Nation and they were AMAZING. Excellent prices, fast shipping and plump awesome vanilla beans. I will definitely purchase from them the next time I make vanilla!
I basically cut the vanilla beans into a 'V' shape and dropped them into a fifth of vodka. I bought fairly cheap vodka as everything I read said it didn't matter at all. After I was done I just put them in my cupboard for a few months and then bottled them up! I made two fifths of extract, so I have enough to last me and my gift recipients quite a while!
Here are some pictures of the process:
I was amazed how quickly the vodka turned brown. It smells heavenly!
I wrapped a ribbon around the bottle and attached a label to them. I think they look pretty cute!
1 comment:
I'm actually thinking of doing this for next year for my coworkers. I was wondering how long it took to make. Thanks for the link.
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