Do you like to give homemade gifts for Christmas?
I love both receiving and giving homemade gifts. Do you have friends and family that like to cook? Then a gift of homemade Vanilla Extract will be a perfect gift idea. Once you realize how easy Vanilla Extract is to make you will never go back to buying it from the store!
Each batch does take six months to make so now is the time to get started if you plan to give it away as Christmas gifts!
To start your own batch you will need:
A large jar (a gallon or less, depending on how much extract you plan to make)
Vodka (the inexpensive stuff is fine)
Vanilla Beans (which I ordered through Olive Nation)
Kitchen Shears
Begin by cutting through each bean lengthwise, leaving about an inch at the top of each bean so they stay together.
Place all your beans into your jar. Fill the jar with vodka.
Put the lid on and store in a dark place for 4-6 months. Occasionally check the jar out and give it a shake.
Once the time period has passed, strain out the vanilla beans using a coffee filter lined colander. Bottle the extract in dark amber bottles and you’re ready to give it as gifts and start cooking with it yourself! Once the Vanilla Extract is bottled create your own labels for the perfect gift!
1 gallon of vodka takes 80 vanilla beans
½ gallon of vodka (1.75L) takes 40 vanilla beans
1 quart of vodka takes 20 vanilla beans
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