Vanilla bean paste and essence

Vanilla Essence

<Ingredients>

250ml 40%alcohol I'm using Absolute Vodka

5 vanilla beans

<How to make>

1) split each beans and leave 1/2inch at both edge

2) put in the ingredients in a sterilized glass jar and let it infuse at least 6weeks before use. Shake the bottle a bit every week.

Vanilla Bean Paste

<Ingredients>

30g Vanilla beans (ard 12 beans)

200g organic raw sugar

120g water

A few drops of lemon juice

<How to make>

1) blend the sugar and vanilla bean in the blender until fine.

2) boil the blended vanilla sugar with water and a few drops of lemon juice.

Boil until the sugar dissolve.

3) sieved and store in the bottle jar.

**the purpose of the lemon juice is to avoid the sugar become crystallized while cooking! can be substitute with cream of tartar or corn syrup.