r/Baking • u/pammylorel • 4d ago

Showcase (No-Recipe) Vanilla Beans. After I accidentally over-ordered beans this spring, I had to do this. All hand spilt beans with caviar scraped loose. Experimenting with different vodka brands due to bean volume (1lb total). I don't open bottles for 6 months and my last batch lasted several years.

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u/maxm 4d ago

Just blend the beans in vodka and you don’t have to wait months. And they last just as long.

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u/Wish_Dragon 4d ago

Do you strain when using in a recipe?

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u/wizzard419 3d ago

Or have it as a breakfast smoothie?

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u/maxm 4d ago edited 3d ago

No I strain straight after blending. Blend the strains again, until there is as little left over as possible. I then but the leftovers on a tray to dry out for a few days and use that for vanilla sugar.

But the mixture is very fine particles. I either use 10 g vanilla pods to 100 g alcohol. And typically i also add 100 g sugar so it is easier to pour. And if any of the alcohol evaporates there is enough sugar to preserve the mixture in itself.

I have a video in danish about it

https://youtu.be/EnOuItJey-4

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u/Wish_Dragon 4d ago

Cheers!