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This is exactly the amount you will need to make a quart of pure vanilla extract according to the FDA standards.
Four Uses for Vanilla Beans
1. Vanilla Extract: Cut these open with a knife or scissors and add them to a quart jar with at least 80 proof alcohol to make pure vanilla extract.
2. Vanilla Flavor: Scrape the seeds (inner part of the bean) to add vanilla flavor to many recipes. The outer pod could then be added to alcohol to make vanilla extract, but it won’t be as strong.
3. Reuse: Dry and grind the pod into a powder once it’s been extracted in alcohol to add extra vanilla flavor to recipes.
4. Simmer Pot Ingredients: Add 1 vanilla bean that’s been extracted, 1 sliced up apple, and 1 cinnamon stick to a pan of water and heat on the stove to add a nice natural fragrance to your home.
Here is a helpful video to check out about using vanilla beans.
Here is my conversion chart that I use when I make homemade vanilla. This is what we have found to work well, but feel free to experiment! I like to use organic alcohol in order to avoid GMO grains that are often used in the production.
How to Get More Out of Your Vanilla Beans: After your first round of homemade vanilla you have 3 options. You can simply compost the vanilla beans, use them a second time for a weaker batch of vanilla, or you could dehydrate them and grind them up to add to recipes that call for vanilla. I experimented with drying them and grinding them and have been surprised how much vanilla flavor they still impart to a recipe.
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