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Vanilla Sugar

Good vanilla pods are expensive, so store them in a tall Mason jar of superfine sugar. They will flavor it and you can use it as vanilla sugar.

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. Fill a large mouthed jar with superfine sugar. Bury dry vanilla pods in the sugar and store; the more vanilla pods you use, the stronger the flavor will be. Use for cookies, cakes, custard, ice creams, etc.

Reprinted with permission from Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The Time-Honored Ways are the Best—Over 700 Recipes Show by Darina Allen, © March 2010 Kyle Books
TagsVanillaHerbs & SpicesDairy FreeGluten FreeNut FreeEasy5 Ingredients or FewerCookbooks
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