Although vanilla is sometimes synonymous with bland, if you've ever come across a vanilla bean, you'd know that real vanilla ...

For a richer vanilla extract, immerse the cut beans in a good-quality vodka or rum, and allow the flavors to develop over a few weeks; this yields a better-quality pure vanilla extract. And if you ...

Vanilla extract is made by soaking dried vanilla beans in a mix of water and ethyl alcohol for several weeks. The FDA requires that vanilla extract contain at least 35% alcohol and 13.35 ounces of ...