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Permalink Reply by Lahjik on April 29, 2012 at 8:41pm

Steeping them in good vodka was pretty much my only idea.  Maybe some Tito's or for a New Mexico flair you could use Don Quixote Blue Corn Vodka.

My cousin-in-law gave us some fresh vanilla steeped in Tito's and the smell alone makes me happy. 

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Permalink Reply by Greg Kaufman on April 29, 2012 at 9:56pm

thanks that sounds great

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Permalink Reply by Dorothy Laffoon on April 30, 2012 at 6:03pm

Get 4-8 oz bottles, fill with vodka. Slice bean on one side only to expose seeds and stick 1 vanilla bean in bottle. The vodka preserves the vanilla bean and inturn the liquid can be used to inhance baked goods (use as you would pure vanilla extract) give as Mother's or Father's day gifts 

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Permalink Reply by SweetCaroline on May 1, 2012 at 7:37am

Put a couple of them (whole-not slit) into your sugar canister.  Makes wonderful vanilla-sugar for baking.

 

 

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Permalink Reply by Katys on May 1, 2012 at 5:16pm

Place one in a jar of good honey. Yummy.

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Permalink Reply by Katys on May 1, 2012 at 5:29pm

Check some of the recipe sites for ideas tho most seem to mention only desert type of dishes one I read on AllRecipes suggested using is with other ingredients as a rub on a pork roast. Apparently chefs are liberating it from only being used in sweet dishes.

I gather from what I read it will not last terribly long. It can be ground and I'd put some in a plain yogurt if I had a lot of it.

Good luck! 

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Permalink Reply by Greg Kaufman on May 1, 2012 at 6:06pm

 

I was at Jimmy Cafe for lunch today and they took some of my Vanilla bean and are going to make a pineapple upside down pancake with Vanilla Syrup this Sunday with them. can’t wait to taste them

 

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