Home made Vanilla extract ( Membuat Sari Vanili )

I use rather a lot of vanilla extract lately, since I hooked into baking. Where I live, in Medan it isn't easy to get a real good quality vanilla extract. Since I was given ( sorry....I asked actually...) a bunch of vanilla pods (Thanks Tanti....), I started googling of how to make vanilla extract. After reading a few, eventually use the long standing Vodka (Smirnoff).

I didn't know it was so simple to make, what we need is time.... I have used some of my homed vanilla extract to make vanilla custard....and yessss....it was good. 

Saya tidak pernah menyangka, ternyata membuat vanila ekstrak sangat mudah.....ayo, mari dicoba.....pasti jadi...

Vanilla is a flavoring derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily from the Mexican species, flat-leaved vanilla (V. planifolia). The word vanilla, derived from the diminutive of the Spanish word vaina (vaina itself meaning sheath or pod), simply translates as little pod.^[1] Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples cultivated the vine of the vanilla orchid, calledtlilxochitl by the Aztecs, and Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is credited with introducing both vanilla and chocolate to Europe in the 1520s.^[2] 

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You will need / bahan yang dibutuhkan

300 ml vodka or cooking brandy

4 vanilla pods, split in the middle

4 buah vanili utuh belah tengah

Method  / cara membuat

Put the vanilla pods in vodka, close the lid tight and keep in dark, dry and cool place for 3 months....yes 3 months....and voila....you have home made vanilla extract.

Masukkan buah vanili ke dalam vodka, tutup rapat, simpat di tempat gelap, kering dan sejuk selama 3 bulan.....ya 3 bulan...., setelah itu anda sudah bisa menggunakan vanila extrak asli buatan anda....