So, I've been seeing all over the internet about people making homemade vanilla extract. And I thought, "Hey, I can do that!"
So I tracked down some vanilla beans on Amazon (they weren't expensive and had great reviews-I got them and when I opened them, I was not disappointed) and found a small bottle of vodka in my liquor stash. It's Ukrainian vodka, which is actually called gorilka (горілка). I don't know if it's left over from our time in Ukraine, or if it's a gift from a Ukrainian. Either way, it wasn't going to get drunk, so this seemed as good a use as any.
Every mention I found on making homemade vanilla extract was pretty straight forward. So here's what I did. It's a small bottle of vodka, probably less than a fifth. I took three vanilla beans and cut them down the middle and spread them open, then cut them into thirds. And into the vodka they went.
That's it. It should take a couple months to reach the point where it is usable, and today is only day 3. So it will be a while.
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| Vanilla Beans from Olive Nation-ordered from Amazon |
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| Right after I added the beans |
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And after 1 day-you can see it is already starting to darken at the bottom
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I'll give it a chance to "brew" and update in a month!
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