Vanilla Extract

By nichc

A great holiday gift.

Ingredients

• 1 glass bottle with lid, washed with hot & soapy water (sterilized & tall enough to fit vanilla beans)
• 1-2 cups vodka, depending on the size of the glass bottle
• 2-4 vanilla beans (the more the stronger)

Preparation

Step 1

Insert vanilla beans into bottle. Pour vodka in bottle on top of beans. Leave an inch from the top open. Cap the bottle tight and shake. You should see flecks of vanilla floating in the vodka.

Age for 6-8 weeks on the counter in a cool, dark place. No need to refrigerate. Shake it every few days. As it ages it will get darker and stronger. You can keep it going by adding more vodka and vanilla beans as time goes on.