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| Vanilla Sugar |
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| Leslie |
| 03/27/02 at 12:01:24 |
| [slm] Kathy asked me to put this recipe in a folder by itself, so here it is: This is a great way to add the flavour of vanilla to any recipe that calls for granulated sugar, without the alcohol contained in vanilla extract. (this recipe is from The Naked Chef cookbook by Jamie Oliver) If you find the vanilla flavour too strong, you can cut the Vanilla Sugar with regular sugar when you bake something, or you can follow the suggestion at the end of the recipe. This is really, really yummy sprinkled over fresh or baked fruit. :-* :-*:-* Vanilla Sugar 2 lb. granulated sugar 4 vanilla beans You need a food processor for this one. Put the vanilla beans in the bowl, blitz, scrape the sides and blitz again. Add all the sugar and blitz for about 2 minutes. Sieve the mixture into a bowl, return any lumps to the food processor and blitz again. The result will be a slightly ashy-colored mixture. (If you store it in an airtight container it should last about a year before spoiling.) If you want a more subtle flavour, you can store the vanilla beans in an airtight container with the sugar (without grinding). After a while, the sugar picks up the flavour of the vanilla. ---------------------------- [wlm] |
| 03/27/02 at 12:02:28 |
| Leslie |
| Re: Vanilla Sugar |
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| Anonymous |
| 04/02/02 at 01:54:44 |
| I wanted to give you some other ideas for alcohol-free vanilla flavors. (The reason it has alcohol is that the beans are soaked in the alcohol to extract the flavor.) You can use vanilla beans in things like custards where you can cook them with milk (whole beans). After you're done, just rinse of the bean or portion of it, and you can cut it in half and scrape out the seeds, or save it for something else. If you do scrape, remember, the pod part still has the vanilla smell so you can use it for something else. (Hey, those beans aren't cheap!) It is possible to find vanilla extract without alcohol. Usually it's in natural food stores. You can also find vanilla powder. I found some in a gourmet store in a small container like spices are sold in regular stores, and I also found a Syrian brand (Diala) in an Arab store, in a container like baking powder (a small tin). Here's their webpage. www.syriaonline.com/diala Additionally, you can find imitation vanilla extract without alcohol. While fine chefs may sneer at this option, I remember reading a cooking magazine saying people really could not taste the difference. Also, you can put things like orange or lemon peel (thanks, Martha Stewart for these ideas) in a container of sugar and get a light flavor that way. I think it works best when sprinkled on things, like the top of a muffin, rather than mixed in. |
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