Homemade Extracts

This is a great way to make homemade extracts for baking.  They also make great gifts and people will be very impressed by all the time they (think) you have spent.  They are really easy and can be done in less time than a SpongeBob episode!  The following instructions are for orange and vanilla extracts but you can also make lemon, cinnamon and more.

Here what you need.

2 Vanilla Beans
1 Orange
Vodka
Glass bottles that seal

Vanilla Extract:
Slice the beans in half length wise, place them in the bottle, pour in 2/3 cup of Vodka for every two beans.  Close the bottle.  Store in a cool, dark place shake once a day.  After two weeks remove the beans. Done!

Orange Extract:
Peel or grate the orange peel from the orange. (Do not get the white part).  Add the peel to the bottle, pour in 2/3 Vodka for each orange.  Close bottle.  Store in a cool dark place & shake once a day. After two weeks remove the peel.  Done!

Told you it was easy.

I doubled the recipe so they would look nice in the bottles.