Homemade Vanilla Extract?

Baking By clarem123 Updated 27 Jan 2015 , 4:48am by julia1812

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clarem123 Posted 25 Jan 2015 , 9:18pm
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Hi, does anyone make their own vanilla extract I'm looking for any advices I have never tried it before? and how do I know the correct amount or percentage of vodka to use?

thanks in advance!

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leah_s Posted 25 Jan 2015 , 9:41pm
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https://www.beanilla.com/blog/homemade-vanilla-extract

 

If you Google "Homemade vanilla exxtract"  you'll find zillions of websites.

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leah_s Posted 25 Jan 2015 , 9:42pm
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Oh and yes, I've made it.  By the time you buy the vanilla beans you can just purchase high quality extract.

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clarem123 Posted 25 Jan 2015 , 9:46pm
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thank you for your reply. the ingredients on labels of vanilla extract say water. but all the recepies use just pure vodka. so is this ok? I don't need to add water

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julia1812 Posted 27 Jan 2015 , 4:46am
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AThe vodka works as a preservative. I make my own mint extract as it's not available here. Just crushed up the leafs, stuck them in a glad and filled it up with vodka until leafs are covered. Don't do that with vanilla since I make vanilla sugar which is fine for me. If I make vanilla cake or vanilla smbc I use it. Every now and then I put new vanilla beans in the glass, even"empty" ones after using it for deserts f.e. The aroma is still strong enough to flavor the caster sugar.

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julia1812 Posted 27 Jan 2015 , 4:48am
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AI live in EA btw, fresh vanilla costs nothing! Maybe that's why I can't be bothered...?

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