Best Not Your Mommas Vanilla Extract Recipes
NOT YOUR MOMMA'S FRUITCAKE
I have always loved Fruitcake. You know the kind .. dark, boozy, heavy, the kind that can hold a door closed in a hurricane. Well this one breaks the mold of any fruitcake you have ever encountered. In the past my husband didn't even want to be in the same room with a fruitcake let alone taste it. This one, however, has...
Provided by Maggie M
Categories Other Desserts
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 300 f. Grease an 8x4x2-inch loaf pan; line pan with parchment paper; grease paper. Set aside.
- 2. Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
- 3. In a bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the brown sugar; beat until mixture is combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating on medium speed until combined (batter may appear curdled).
- 4. Combine orange peel, juice, corn syrup, and vanilla in small bowl or cup. Add flour mixture and juice mixture alternately to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined. Add the fruits and nuts and fold into batter then spread into prepared pan.
- 5. Bake in a 300 degree F oven about 1-1/2 hours or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. If necessary, cover cake with foil the last 15 to 30 minutes to prevent overbrowning.
- 6. Thoroughly cool the cake in on wire rack; remove from pan. Wrap cake in 100-percent cotton cheesecloth. Slowly pour 1/4 cup orange juice over the cake. Overwrap in foil. Store in refrigerator 2 to 8 weeks; remoisten cheesecloth about once a week or as needed. If desired, sprinkle with turbinado sugar and garnish with orange-peel curls before slicing.
NOT YOUR MOMMA'S VANILLA EXTRACT
This lasts for years. You can keep topping it off with vodka once in a while as you use it; just remember to give it a good shake. You can also make vanilla sugar by putting a split vanilla bean into a jar of white sugar.
Provided by lwilliams001
Categories Everyday Cooking
Time P10DT7h7m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 2
Steps:
- Cut each vanilla bean lengthwise with a sharp knife or scissors, leaving 1 inch uncut at each end of the bean. Place split beans into the bottom of a glass jar or bottle. Pour vodka over the beans to cover completely. Screw or fasten the lid on the jar and shake. Store, shaking the jar occasionally, in a cool, dark place for at least 2 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 14.8 calories, Carbohydrate 0.9 g, Sugar 0.9 g
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