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Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla, Bourbon Extract Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 Combine ingredients in a jar with tight fitting lid.
Step #2 Cover up jar & let this stand 4 weeks.
Step #3 Mixture will turn amber colored in a day or two.
Step #4 Shake every couple days & store out of direct light & heat.
Step #5 When bottle is 1/4 full add three to four more beans & more alcohol.
Step #6 Let stand for another week before using.
Step #7 Seeds may float in the syrupy liquid but unless you are giving the finished product as a gift, don't remove them-they only add to the flavor.
Step #8 Use one-forth to one-third the amount called for in most recipes as this has a very strong vanilla flavor.
Step #9 The vanilla beans are good as long as they have a vanilla scent.
Step #10 When they have lost their scent, discard & replace with fresh beans.
Step #11 The beans can be removed from the alcohol & scraped or sliced & use them in recipes in place of the extract if you want a strong vanilla flavor.
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