~ Sugar For The Coffee ~ Recipe

How to make it

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• Cut the vanilla beans in 1/2 inch pieces and grind to a coarse powder in a coffee grinder.
• In a country blue speckled metal enamel bowl...mix the vanilla bean powder,and extract until combined well...when the mixture is incorporated completely it with look a bit like dough.
• Pour the sugar mixture into a 8x8 inch pan and spread out evenly to a 1/2 inch thickness.
• ~Next~
• With a knife...to score out 1/2 inch by 1/2 cubes,by running the blade of the knife the length of the pan every 1/2 inch and the width of the pan every 1/2 inch.
• Bake for one and one half hours...in a slow even oven.
• Remove the pan from the gas oven and let cool.
• Once cooled...carefully flip the pan over onto a cookie sheet to remove the sugar.
• Allow to cool completely.
• ~and~
• Then gently break into cubes,along the lines cut.
• If you want to round the edges off...gently pour into a big pot with a cover and lightly shake.
• Check and repeat if neccessary.
• Pour cubes from the pot into a sifter...and sift off and sugar particles that cane be reserved as granulated vanilla bean sugar.
• ~ Perk the Brew...One Lump or Two!~