Vanilla Extract

🥘 Ingredients

• vanilla beans 3
• vodka or bourbon 2 oz

1. 1

   Cut your vanilla beans in half, then split open each half to expose the vanilla seeds on the inside of the pod.
2. 2

   Place cut vanilla beans inside your 2-fl. oz glass bottle .
3. 3

   Add vodka or bourbon , filling up to the neck of the bottle.
4. 4

   Seal tightly and store bottle in a cool, dry place.
5. 5

   Every few days, tilt your bottle upside down to gently mix the liquid inside.
6. 6

   After 5-6 weeks, you have extract! (If you leave in your vanilla beans, when you start running low, just add more vodka and wait a little.)
7. 7

   Note: As a guide you use 1 cup/8 ozs of vodka to 4 - 6 vanilla beans, depending on the quality of the beans.