Brandied Vanilla Essence Recipe
Yield: 1 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
FROM: JIM VORHEIS
Whenever a recipe calls for,
4 cup: Brandy,
-vanilla, use this
Additional vanilla beans,
-sweet-smelling,
-, optional
Flavoring instead. For,
Cut 8 vanilla beans,
-best results, use
-crosswise into thirds.,
-top-quality brandy and,
-Using very sharp,
Moist and fragrant vanilla,
Knife, split each piece
-beans.,
-open lengthwise, do not
Makes 1 quart,
-cut through. Place,
8 each: Vanilla beans,
Directions:
pieces in jar. Cover with brandy. Seal tightly; shake well. Let
stand 3 weeks at room temperature, shaking jar several times a week.
Open jar; aroma should be very rich with vanilla. If not, let stand 1
more week. Strain essence through coffee filter paper. Using funnel,
fill narrow-necked bottles with essence, leaving 1/4-inch space at
top. Add 1 vanilla bean to each bottle if desired. Seal tightly.
Store in cool dark place. Bon Appetit
Submitted By PAT STOCKETT On 11-17-94
Source from luhu.jp
stand 3 weeks at room temperature, shaking jar several times a week.
Open jar; aroma should be very rich with vanilla. If not, let stand 1
more week. Strain essence through coffee filter paper. Using funnel,
fill narrow-necked bottles with essence, leaving 1/4-inch space at
top. Add 1 vanilla bean to each bottle if desired. Seal tightly.
Store in cool dark place. Bon Appetit
Submitted By PAT STOCKETT On 11-17-94
Source from luhu.jp