Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Romantic Breakfast
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Combine the vanilla beans and vodka in a jar tall enough to hold the vanilla beans. Allow the mixture to sit at room temperature for at least a month until the vodka becomes vanilla extract and the beans are soft enough to cut the end and squeeze the seeds out. Add more vanilla or beans, as needed. The extract can sit at room temperature indefinitely.
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By SBakall
on August 06, 2011
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People have left reviews complaining about not being told how much vodka is needed... Think about it... it all depends on how big your jar is, right? Just add enough to cover the beans and let it sit for a few months.
By adlevine_10339872
Titusville, FL
on March 18, 2011
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I have made vanilla for years. I use a small canning jar (jelly jar and put in 1 or 2 split vanilla beans. Then I fill the jar with vodka. It takes a few months for this to process, but it's worth the time. In the meanwhile buy a jar of good vanilla, and as you use about 1/4 of it, add more vodka, and shake up the jar. Keep adding vodka as you use the vanilla. This should keep you until your vanilla is ready. As you use your jelly jar vanilla, keep adding more vodka. It will last a very, very long time. I read of one person who had the same jar of vanilla for 25 years.
By katb1256
New York, NY
on March 09, 2011
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Pure vanilla extract is so expensive! After learning to do it this way, I always have a bottle in the back of my cabinet "brewing". Avoid light exposure. I've learned that it's best after 4-6 months. I generally use 3/4 cup vodka + 1 vanilla bean (halved & split down the middle to get seeds out right away. Who needs 750ml of vanilla extract?!?
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