Homemade Vanilla Extract

Steps

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1. 1
   Pour off a small amount of alcohol from the bottle to make room for the vanilla beans.
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2. 2
   Add the whole vanilla beans into the bottle and remove any labels from it.
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3. 3
   Let the bottle sit at room temperature to infuse for at least 2 months — the longer, the better.
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4. 4
   Once infused, pour off about half of the finished vanilla extract into a separate glass jar for use.
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5. 5
   Pour fresh alcohol back over the same vanilla beans, since they still have plenty of flavor left to give, to start infusing the next batch.
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