DIY Vanilla Extract {12 Weeks of Christmas Treats}

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If you bake as much as I do,you go through vanilla extract like crazy! So this year I decided to make my own.
This was such a ridiculouslyeasy process that I made enough to give as Christmas gifts (teachers,neighbors, family - everyone’s getting these!) By the way, if you’re one of those people I just mentioned, pretend tobe surprised when you unwrap this at Christmas!

The vanilla extract takes 6-8weeks to infuse before it’s ready to use, so you have just enough time to getstarted if you want to make some for Christmas. But if you are getting started a little late, you can make vanillaextract anyway, just put a “Do not use before” date on the individual bottles!

From what I’ve read you canrefresh your vanilla extract once it’s used up by adding another 8 oz of vodkaand one more split bean!  You’ll alsonotice some little floaties in the bottle. Since these are just the innards of the vanilla bean, it doesn’t need tobe strained out unless you find little vanilla bean flecks to be unappealing.


DIY Vanilla ExtractRecipe adapted from several sources around the interwebs  
Food Safe Bottles, 8.5 ozcapacity (I used these)Vodka, 8 oz per bottleVanilla Beans, split, 3 per bottle(I ordered mine here)

Wash and dry your bottles.
Use a kitchen shears to cutthe vanilla beans in half the long way, leaving one end intact.  Use a funnel to pour the vodka into thebottle.  Seal and store in a cool, darkroom for 6-8 weeks before using; giving them a shake every once in a while ifyou feel like it.

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