|
 
VANILLA EXTRACT
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups Rum, Vodka or Brandy (your choice)
6 Vanilla beans
1 Quart Mason jar with lid
Split 6 vanilla beans lengthwise within 1 inch from the end and add to a
quart Mason jar. Add 2 cups dark Rum, Vodka or Brandy and press
vanilla beans down to submerge. Store in a cool dark place for at
least 2 months before using or transferring to smaller containers. The
longer the vanilla beans stays in the Rum, Vodka or Brandy, the better it
will get.
I know some of my "rum head" friends think I have lost all my
marbles by using up good select Rum in this manner but it was a necessity.
We recently purchased a case of 12 liters of Danncy brand pure vanilla
extract made in Mexico but it was not as "potent" as the stuff we
have used during the past 14 years that was hand walked across the border
through customs in Tijuana. I guess they figured out how to make it go
further.
I added a couple split vanilla beans to each liter of the Danncy brand pure
vanilla extract this morning and hope it will kick it up a notch to what we
have been use to in the past.You can purchase excellent quality
Madagascar vanilla
beans from www.topvanilla.com
My lovely sister Susan Pettigrew of Reidsville, NC sent me a gift package of
25 of the above select beans and she has already bottled up several quarts
of the vanilla extract since we both do a lot of cooking/baking.
Bill aka Mickey Porter 11-22-09.
|
|
