Golddiggie
Well-Known Member
I use the big bottle of Mexican vanilla whenever I need vanilla.
ICK!!! I suppose you would also go low end on other things.
Not so... Typically 1 teaspoon of extract equals 1 vanilla bean/pod... Pretty easy to convert that way.It may be hard to get the quantity correct if the recipe is calling for actual pods.
BTW, you can get a half POUND of vanilla beans (Premium Bourbon-Madagascar beans) for ~$27. The same source sells smaller amounts too. I paid about $7 for 7 beans the first time I got some from them. They also have 16 beans for $12, or 1/4# (27 beans) for ~$16.
I've made my own extract from some of the beans I got (1/2#) that beats the pants off the Mexican extract. Just be sure to use REALLY CLEAN vodka when you make your own. I ended up using Skyy vodka due to the filtering and distillation counts it goes through. Pretty inexpensive stuff too.