Vanilla Essence
By: Sally P
Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 6:46am

Ingredients




2 cups brandy (or vodka)
4 vanilla beans split lengthwise

Preparation

1 Place brandy in jar. Scrape in seeds from vanilla beans; add beans. Seal 2 Tightly. 3 Let stand in cool place at least 2 months, shaking jar occasionally. 4 Store in cool dark place. 5 Makes about 2 cups. 6 Alternatively you can simply slit the vanilla pods with a sharp knife exposing the seeds.  Leave to steep in vodka in sterile jars or bottles.