Vanilla Sugar

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  clairene Maryann laurel, MD 01-20-2010

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  No going back to regular sugar for me!!!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I bought 1/2 pound of vanilla beans last year because I had never worked with the whole bean before and was curious. After... making vanilla extract with about 1/4 of the beans I made lots of yummy thing with the rest like creme brulee, ice cream, pastry cream, cakes, etc etc etc. Instead of "discarding" the beans (WHO DOES THAT lol) I just rinsed and dried them and popped them into a sealed glass jar with sugar. It is so amazingly good, I couldn't possibly go back to baking with regular sugar! But it was still a little faint flavoring in the actual dish (but just smelling the perfumed sugar is good enough!) I decided I wanted a stronger flavor so I ground about 1/8 ob vanilla beans then put that in a food processor with about 5 lbs of sugar and mixed it for a minute or so. The smell is so intense and Im going to leave it in there for about a month then sift out the sugar (to ensure there aren't too big of pieces of vanilla, mainly just the caviar) and bake my heart out with it! Read more

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  Joe Seattle, WA 03-06-2009

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  Can be done faster without loosing flavor!

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  For those of you who want to use this on your creme brule today, simply scrape the bean and pound the seed mass using a... mortar and pestle, slowly add sugar by the spoonful while grinding the mix. This will incorporate the vanilla flavor into the sugar much faster. However the flavors will continue to develop if kept in a sealed container as Alton described. If you want to use the vanilla sugar in your coffee you can mix the desired amount of sugar into your cup of joe and pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds. This excites the vanilla seeds quite a bit as they will all come rising to the top, giving your nose a chance to enjoy them too. Read more

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  Katie Mitchell, SD 04-05-2007

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  Sugarlicious

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  Great idea, makes delicious flavored sugar. Would be good with other mix-ins such as citrus zest, or herbs like lavender and... vanilla that be good.Read more

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  Anonymous 05-11-2005

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  Should be a pantry staple...

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  Should be a pantry staple, if U like to bake OR cook! Use in place of regular sugar in preparing baked goods: granola,... muffins, waffles, sweet/quick breads, etc; rolling cookies in, desserts, candy, coffee, cocoa, teas, etc, etc. Vanilla sugar can be stored indefinitely. As the sugar is used, replace with new sugar & new pods (as they lose their flavoring power!)Because this sugar lasts so long, you can make it well in advance. Makes great gifts for a baker OR coffee/cocoa/tea gourmet! I highly recommend for your pantry: Lemon/Orange/Lime Zest Sugars, Candied Citrus Peel, Honeyed Ginger & Honeyed Garlic, & Crystallized Ginger. The Candied Citrus Peel & Crystallized Ginger - some people like to eat like candy! All the above are very easy to make!Read more

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  JULIE LaGrange, OH 02-23-2005

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  good vanilla-ish sugar, AB

  Rated: 5 stars out of 5

  I love vanilla and sugar. This recipe is a combo of my two favorite sweet flavors. Now that's 'good eats'

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  KEVIN Anaheim, CA 06-02-2004

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  Rated: 5 stars out of 5