Vanilla Sugar

By MarieR

Ingredients

• 4 whole vanilla beans
• 4 cups sugar(either powdered or granulated)

Preparation

Step 1

Split 4 vanilla beans lengthwise and scrape the seeds out of the bean pods.
Combine the bean pods, seeds and 4 cups of sugar in a jar.
Cover securely and allow to sit for several weeks until the sugar is scented and flavored by the vanilla.
Use the vanilla sugar in place of regular sugar when baking desserts.
(Keeps indefinitely)