Vanilla Extract

3 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 20 vanilla beans (I use the entire bag of 25-30 vanilla beans)
  • 12 gallon vodka
  • 1 gallon glass jar (I bought a gallon of cheap red wine and used it for cooking)

Directions

  1. 1
    Split open the vanilla beans with a sharp knife.
  2. 2
    Add vanilla beans to the vodka.
  3. 3
    Seal bottle and shake well.
  4. 4
    Store bottle in dark space.
  5. 5
    Turn bottle upside down at least once a week.
  6. 6
    Cure mixture for at least 3 months.
  7. 7
    Pour into small dark bottles, makes a terrific Holiday gift that everyone loves.

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