my mom has inherited a vanilla extract from my grandma that was a mixture a bourbon and vodka and vanilla beans and husks that's been going for 60 years with no extract added. needless to say... incredible.
60 years?!? Yes!! I started so many 25 oz jars as Christmas gifts! I can’t wait. Letting them sit for 12 months before I start using mine and gifting the others. I used vodka for 2 and the rest bourbon. I hope everyone likes it 😂
just use the beans inside and replace some with new ones...your extract will be so good. What a perfect gift, every time you'll enjoy what you cook with it you remember your grandma. lucky you! Enjoy it.
Interesting facts about vanilla: -They are orchids; -Vanilla orchids are part terrestrial and part epiphytic; -The plant is native to Mexico and Mexico is the birthplace of all vanilla and produces arguably the highest quality vanilla; -Vanilla typically only blooms for one day; -In areas where natural pollinators do not exist, the flowers are hand pollinated (it is pollinated in the wild by a native bee - NOT European honeybees); -It takes roughly 7 to 9 months for a vanilla pod to mature and ripen after it is pollinated; -Vanilla production does not require deforestation in the same way coffee plantations do; however, deforestation may occur from cheaper plantation operations.
Not ALL vanilla is native to Mexico. Here in Brazil we have many native species, including both the "standard" variety being discussed in this video (V. planifolia), and the banana-sized cerrado vanilla (baunilha do cerrado, V. edwalli). The latter is still only collected wild by traditional communities.
It drives me crazy how a wild orchid that's native to only a few exotic tropical lands, which only blooms for one day and requires incredible work to process into a delicious flavor enhancing spice has become synonymous (in English) with "boring, plain, and ordinary". If someone talked about having a "vanilla love life", that seems like it should be exiting and rare! Edit: Oops, she says that at 4:25
@@Xxfionac95xX autogenerated ones aren't usually very accurate unfortunately! and the timing it not great. ones that are purpose made are much better - seconded request for CCs!
@@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit They tried, it doesn't mean it worked =p It just made their breath smell like vanilla and booze, I know because I have had one lady try to do that. It's kind of the same concept behind Listo-bums ...Only generally they can't afford alcohol or have been banned from the stores so they chug Listerine to get hammered (though now days it doesn't work so well as they've gone alcohol free)
IIRC watching a small commercial vanilla shop, they cut the pods down fairly small (almost shredded). Makes sense to increase the surface area to infuse. I've gotten good prices/quality on whole vanilla pods via ebay.
I got alchohol free vanilla extract from that same company! Heilala. I use it for my baby’s bottles (suggested by her pediatrician). She prefers fresh breast milk over the thawed.
@@BrittanyPiperLipstickShotgun which means northing you need vanilla beans by weight to make good vanilla extract. She is not making extract she is making flavored vodka. You can get beans grade A for $12 per ounce.
My mom is a small scale vanilla grower and wants to go to Madagascar to learn more. How did you get connected with the vanilla farmers? Is there a program or something?
Oh thats really cool! I was in a study abroad program but im not sure how to get in touch with people there. A local hotel may be able to find you a guide who can arrange a visit for you. I would recommend speaking some French and trying to learn some Malagasy as well.
i dont think they're even friends anymore. they both unfollowed each other on instagram i could be wrong, though. but they def used to follow eachother and now they dont
@@Sdfckz Sohla used to follow Claire, but after the BA thing she unfollowed... Claire on the other hand, never followed Sohla to begin with--not that it means much; I don't think Claire is really the SM type... She doesn't even follow Gaby on IG, despite still being really good friends with her.
My mom is growing vanilla in Hawaii. She’s adorably obsessed with it and is now working on a cacao plantation because she wants to grow the vanilla orchids on the cacao trees. 😭🥰 We’re still working out the curing process, it’s very labor intensive.
I love that Claire is so passionate about vanilla! I've never understood why one of the most layered, nuanced, exotic flavors available is so often dismissed as "boring". This was I think exactly the motivation I needed to start my own extract finally.
@@vladimirvaynkhadler8726 American degrees (and postdoc positions) are highly sought after, the world over. Getting a terminal degree in Tanzania is NOT the same as getting a PhD from a top tier, R1 university in the US where you then do research for your thesis in another country. It just isn't.
@@jmurphy6011 Yeah that part really had me scratching my head. She even suggested it'll never be as strong as store bought so just add a little store bought to it to make it stronger. I think I'm just going to use store bought and forget the rest of this video.
@@Galactiac Of course, that makes sense. But as soon as you will want to use vanilla seeds (sugar, frosting, etc.), you will be left with the pods and then it makes sense to make a homemade extract instead of throwing them out :)
@@Galactiac My thinking exactly. If you are going to buy Vanilla Extract, add it to your "home made", so you can use it right away...you're really just using the store bought, so what's the point?
watching the video and my nose was like "I smell vanilla, what is this witchery" but I just forgot that I have a vanilla candle right next to my laptop....
When I studied abroad in Tanzania, I got to visit a vanilla farm on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. It was really incredible to see it growing and meet the farmer.
Love it! You’re amazing, I made the poppy seed almond cake last night and it was a big hit with my family, next on my list is the carrot cake! You inspire me to bake and cook more. So thank you! I’m going to purchase ur book too because I can’t get enough . Lots of love S xxx
I finally have my own batch of homemade vanilla going! Just four beans so far and only three weeks old but it’s the beginning of something beautiful! 🥰
I had forgotten about vanilla sugar. Mum always had a jar in the pantry when we were kids. I'm going to have to make some. Miss you Mum. Thanks Claire.
I have had a homemade vanilla extract like this that someone gave me as a Christmas present for 8 years and it is the most heavenly smelling thing in the kitchen.
As a very small business baker cake maker lol i think vanilla is definately the most underrated and most versatile/important ingredient in almost any sweet, kinda the secret to that bakery/unbelievable product along with brown butter
I used to work at a patisserie where we would put the empty vanilla pods in a little salt container and use it in some recipes (like you mentioned with the sugar), but also sprinkle it on cookies before baking them or on whipped cream on top of hot chocolate and it was sooooo good!!
Thanks, Claire! Ever since I started to make my own vanilla extract, my baked goods are so much more intensely flavorful. So easy too! I let my beans steep in the vodka about 4 weeks before I scrap the seeds out into the liquor, then let it steep another 3-4 weeks before I use it.
We were in the Cook Islands and had the opportunity to visit a family who grew vanilla beans. She graciously gave me a few to take home and it felt like she was handing over gold!
Most store bought extract is single fold. To do single fold extract at home you would use 1 ounce of beans to 1 cup of alcohol of your choice (70-100 proof) You definitely can make more concentrated vanilla if you increase the ratio. So either double the beans or cut the alcohol by half to create double fold extract. This extract is good for recipes that are sensitive to liquid. Extraction typically takes around 12 months. (I currently have some Indonesian beans extracting that I started in December so my extract should be ready around the holidays this year and just received some Madagascan Bourbon cured beans that I may make paste with. I get them through a co-op with very affordable prices ☺️) You can dehydrate the pods for vanilla sugar so that it does not clump or alternatively grind them down to vanilla powder. Vanilla paste is also a great way to add vanilla flavor to recipes along with some sweetness.
YES!!!!! I made a jar of homemade vanilla back in January BECAUSE I kept seeing her jar in all her videos. Love that she finally made a video for this.
4:22 Totally agreed!! Vanila's simply the best just magnificent rather than blend or boring! I feel just offended when people can not appreciate how good it is and how lucky we are that it is available for most of us nowadays Thank you so much for sharing Clare💕💕💕
Vanilla ice-cream is the canvas upon which you can elevate your experience by adding all kinds of toppings, the options are endless! Vanilla is the great enhancer, the silent partner that makes everything shine. Vanilla is the beautiful unsung hero of the confectionary world !
I made several small containers of extract in May 2020 and and I am beyond thankful for them now! It's an amazing gift to hand out to fellow bakers. I used a variety of beans but the Madagascar beans made the most potent smelling extract by far. I've been saving pods and making vanilla sugar too, it has become a must have ingredient for me.
Ngl, I teared up when I heard the opening song. I was watching the SourDoughnuts trilogy yesterday and she mentioned that she'd been making her own vanilla extract @ home, and today I see this. What happened with bon appetit is and will always be terrible, but it allowed everyone to branch out to do exactly what they want to do, and I love it. I'm sure everyone's happier too.
Thank you Claire!! I absolutely love your videos because you not only teach us how but you give us the why. I’m also loving your Dessert Person book! Keep them coming please.
@@carrieann5714 Not really… 1/4 pound will cost $225 dollars after the exchange rate ($1 dollar = r$5,58) for my country currency still is a lot of money.
I've given the "vanilla shouldn't be used to describe boring" spiel to my friends so many times!! I'm so glad to hear the queen of dessert saying this!!!
I love the “starter” deal you mentioned, I used that same tip for my asap bottle when I’m also going to be making a 3-5 extra jars, I will use one with the starter to use again ASAP while I’ll be storing/ curing/making my other bottles which will be processed and in the storing mode for up to 6-9 monthsc that’s exactly what I do in the process of making my fresh vanilla extracts and I love using clear liquors and I have recently started using rums and bourbons now recently and I can’t wait to have a rum bottle and a bourbon extracts coming within a few weeks
I started making my own vanilla extract on 2018. I did a bulk buy with some friends. This video has inspired me to ask my friend if they want to do another buy since I've been using the same vanilla extract for almost 3 years and I need to refresh it!
I find this so interesting and useful. I’m definitely starting my own vanilla extract. I would like more of these types of videos. You know, tips and tricks - not just recipes ☺️💛
These little insider tidbits are truly great. Thank you for listening to your subscribers. We know being a YTuber is new to you, but you’re killing it right out of the gate, girl! We had no doubt you could go it alone. 😎
THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FORRRRRRRRR! Was talking about your jar of vanilla extract couple of days back and here we are!!! =] Been eyeing the jar for a few years too and I am soooooooo happy you dedicated a video on it! Thank you!
There was a recipe for homemade American cheese in Lucky Peach, David Chang’s old quarterly food magazine, where one of the ingredients was store-bought American cheese. It doesn’t seem to exist on the internet but I remember reading that and thinking it was hilarious.
Seriously tho, the imitation stuff actually tastes bad. It ruined my batch of cookies because the imitation vanilla extract I bought tastes funny (almost like bubblegum). Some extract even tastes like fake candy bananas or cheap vanilla perfume. No shame if you like the taste, but it is so not vanilla. Better to add nothing.
@@junelovell1189 no, there have been 3 tests apart from those. ATK determined pure imitation vanilla won which seems...absolutely ridiculous to me. I don't buy that study at all.
I love this video, i'd like to see more videos about how to prepare different homemade ingredients, or even how many different ways you can prepare a particular common ingredient which can be used in various recipies (I like to experiment with food and flavours, and knowing more preparation techniques allows me to improvise and play)
No because every time Claire whips out the homemade vanilla I feel a strong NEED to make it and need the recipe but I ONLY want it from Claire. Thank you🙏🏽🥺
More cat cam! Also, I've really enjoyed making orange peel and lemon peel sugars in much the same way you're making your vanilla sugar. Certainly worth looking up as it's an amazing way of introducing great flavor to many things by using something that is often discarded when extracting juice from lemons and oranges. I just peel the fruit first and add that to a jar of sugar.
Loved this video. I made my own vanilla extract last August but I did mine a little different. I split the beans but left the seeds and put 5 beans in 8 oz jars with 8 oz of vodka and gave them out as Christmas gifts! I did a couple jars for myself and did one with vodka and one with bourbon and I've noticed that the bourbon one has taken longer to really get that vanilla scent whereas the vodka ones were pretty quick.
Is it even necessary to say? I’ve always thought it’s kinda dumb. TH-cam is ubiquitous in society now. I think people know how to “like and subscribe” without being told.
@@cmmartti Then if that’s true, and I don’t necessarily believe it is, it just shows that people are mindless drones who respond to any command they’re told. Do you have data to back up your claim?
@@kconrad5893 You should look up the definition of "any" and "command." Your logic is fuzzy! Asking or telling a viewer to like and subscribe to something they are willingly watching is not the the same as telling a person to change their diet, exercise, steal or murder, yet your statement says they are. Many people are lazy or forgetful, or maybe just on the fence about adding another channel to their list. There are plenty of times I move on to the next video and don't hit the like button. I'm sure there must be some creators who have seen an increase once they do ask or remind and it doesn't cost them anything to remind the viewers. Some youtube viewer are just quite simple minded, but you don't know anything about that, do you?
If anyone is interested in learning more about vanilla, The History Guy recently did a video on the history of vanilla and it is quite an interesting watch.
I just wanted to say that I bought your cookbook and I've done 3-4 recipes from it, and it really is the most helpful, detailed cookbook I've ever owned. I love opening up a cookbook and knowing that I can trust every recipe in the book, rather than searching online for a recipe that may or may not be good. I also started my own bottle of (rum based) vanilla extract using your method, so I can do this but also have an extract that's different from the store-bought one.
As another person said in the comments, I’d totally be down to watch her bake some treats for her cats! If she wants to of course. Kinda like juns kitchen but less intensive
oh my gosh!! I cannot wait to do this. Vanilla is MY favorite ever. I NEVER measure, I just pour, pour, pour!!! Yay!! Weekend project- I am so happy!! xo
also im redoing my kitchen and I stole Claires idea od having a marble slab because marble is very expensive but its so great for baking just to have a small slab like that is so genius. I would love a kitchen tour!
I stopped taking sugar in my coffee for my health a few years ago. But at Christmas I made some vanilla sugar out of some empty pods and I allow myself one cup of coffee with vanilla sugar every Saturday. I look forward to that cup of coffee all week.
i feel like as a chef you would just go crazy trying to save/use everything! I think its really good to show 'hey this is why its precious, and here's how we make the most of it'
Try adding Homemade Vanilla Extract to your kitchen! Thanks for all the comments suggesting this video. What else would y'all like to see?
I see that pain d'avignon sticker!
A serious cinnamon roll. Like, cinnabon style. Cream cheese frosting, pillowy, gooey, you know the ones 😍
I’d love to see your take on gourmet makes! Doesn’t have to be perfect, just your version of junk food.
Also a cat tour would be so fun 🤩 your kitties are so cute!!
I would love a donut episode where you talk about diff btw cake and yeasted donuts
Vincent Cross - Director, Producer, Designated Tall Person.
^also: films every culinary personality that exists
Aww I love that he joined Claire on her endeavors!
Vincenzo??????!
Is this the same Vinny with Brad?
@@eximiron The very same.
my mom has inherited a vanilla extract from my grandma that was a mixture a bourbon and vodka and vanilla beans and husks that's been going for 60 years with no extract added. needless to say... incredible.
Your vanilla extract is a family heirloom.
Just started mine tonight. Passing it down sounds like a good idea.
60 years?!? Yes!! I started so many 25 oz jars as Christmas gifts! I can’t wait. Letting them sit for 12 months before I start using mine and gifting the others. I used vodka for 2 and the rest bourbon. I hope everyone likes it 😂
That is So awesome!
just use the beans inside and replace some with new ones...your extract will be so good. What a perfect gift, every time you'll enjoy what you cook with it you remember your grandma. lucky you! Enjoy it.
Interesting facts about vanilla:
-They are orchids;
-Vanilla orchids are part terrestrial and part epiphytic;
-The plant is native to Mexico and Mexico is the birthplace of all vanilla and produces arguably the highest quality vanilla;
-Vanilla typically only blooms for one day;
-In areas where natural pollinators do not exist, the flowers are hand pollinated (it is pollinated in the wild by a native bee - NOT European honeybees);
-It takes roughly 7 to 9 months for a vanilla pod to mature and ripen after it is pollinated;
-Vanilla production does not require deforestation in the same way coffee plantations do; however, deforestation may occur from cheaper plantation operations.
Not ALL vanilla is native to Mexico. Here in Brazil we have many native species, including both the "standard" variety being discussed in this video (V. planifolia), and the banana-sized cerrado vanilla (baunilha do cerrado, V. edwalli). The latter is still only collected wild by traditional communities.
@@gab.lab.martins Interesting! And great additional factoid, thank you for providing!
It drives me crazy how a wild orchid that's native to only a few exotic tropical lands, which only blooms for one day and requires incredible work to process into a delicious flavor enhancing spice has become synonymous (in English) with "boring, plain, and ordinary". If someone talked about having a "vanilla love life", that seems like it should be exiting and rare! Edit: Oops, she says that at 4:25
Vanilla extract from Mexico often has carcinogenic additives.
Thank you!
Ok, it's official - Claire reading the ingredients is NEVER gonna get old.
@ 8:47
YASSSS! ❤️
how are all 3 of the top comments from you??
VinNY!??!?
My response too!! “ViNcEnZO!!!”❤️
ViniBoniNny - miss impromptu Brad nicknames
not claire making me get lit w the tito’s 🤪🤑🥳👩❤️💋👩
I wish she would say, "Who's better than us, vin?!"
@@seviren no one, no one is better than us vincenzo
Hi Claire!! Can I humbly request for closed captioning? On behalf of me and everyone with an audio processing disorder 🤠
It’s really crappy TH-cam got rid of community contributions for that. Soooo many large youtubers just don’t add them.
Looks like they’ve been added/generated now!
@@Hannah-zw9ow its because people are abusing it by using big channels to promote their own channel
@@Xxfionac95xX autogenerated ones aren't usually very accurate unfortunately! and the timing it not great. ones that are purpose made are much better - seconded request for CCs!
@@Hannah-zw9ow oh they did? that's super disappointing!
i would like to thank claire for the weekly serotonin and for making me think i'm capable of baking stuff without burning down the entire house
Back in the day in Nova Scotia, little old ladies who drank vanilla extract to hide their drinking problem were said to have "Cookie Breath"
Alcohol breath is absolutely awful (I don't drink so I may be biased here, idk), so if they managed to make alcoholism not stink, kudos to them.
Wow, depressing yet educational. Ta.
@@graciouscompetentdwarfrabbit They tried, it doesn't mean it worked =p It just made their breath smell like vanilla and booze, I know because I have had one lady try to do that.
It's kind of the same concept behind Listo-bums ...Only generally they can't afford alcohol or have been banned from the stores so they chug Listerine to get hammered (though now days it doesn't work so well as they've gone alcohol free)
This is an amazing fun fact.
I mean I love vanilla, but just sniffing a concentrated batch of extract is kinda a lot, can't imagine sipping it
With how much those pods cost you best believe I'll be scraping those things until my hand is cramping.
Right I scrape as much as I can, steep it in whatever I’m cooking, the works 😭
IIRC watching a small commercial vanilla shop, they cut the pods down fairly small (almost shredded). Makes sense to increase the surface area to infuse.
I've gotten good prices/quality on whole vanilla pods via ebay.
Get grade B vanilla beans. $10 for 8-10 beans.
I got alchohol free vanilla extract from that same company! Heilala. I use it for my baby’s bottles (suggested by her pediatrician). She prefers fresh breast milk over the thawed.
@@BrittanyPiperLipstickShotgun which means northing you need vanilla beans by weight to make good vanilla extract. She is not making extract she is making flavored vodka. You can get beans grade A for $12 per ounce.
That animation will always be the cutest thing ever
Comes close to the actual Claire herself :)
The cat has a moustache too XD
Agreed 100%
That and the song are my faves. Lol
I was so excited to see this! I actually studied vanilla in Madagascar and got to work with vanilla farmers. An amazing and fascinating ingredient.
My mom is a small scale vanilla grower and wants to go to Madagascar to learn more. How did you get connected with the vanilla farmers? Is there a program or something?
Oh thats really cool! I was in a study abroad program but im not sure how to get in touch with people there. A local hotel may be able to find you a guide who can arrange a visit for you. I would recommend speaking some French and trying to learn some Malagasy as well.
Thanks! What a special opportunity to study abroad in Madagascar!
When the Pandemic's over I wanna see both Claire and Sohla visit a Vanilla farm like they said in that one episode of It's Alive!!!
Someone sponsor them plsssssss
They should go visit Rick in Mexicooooo!
I would literally give some of my own money for this to happen.
i dont think they're even friends anymore. they both unfollowed each other on instagram
i could be wrong, though. but they def used to follow eachother and now they dont
@@Sdfckz Sohla used to follow Claire, but after the BA thing she unfollowed... Claire on the other hand, never followed Sohla to begin with--not that it means much; I don't think Claire is really the SM type... She doesn't even follow Gaby on IG, despite still being really good friends with her.
My mom is growing vanilla in Hawaii. She’s adorably obsessed with it and is now working on a cacao plantation because she wants to grow the vanilla orchids on the cacao trees. 😭🥰 We’re still working out the curing process, it’s very labor intensive.
....I know what I'm gonna do in a few years
Wow! Wishing success to your project!
Kewl story brah
What's the name of her brand?
“I’m not an intense DIY-er.” An entire series of Gourmet Makes begs to differ.
Yeah but I think she hated most of that process lol
@@jacobcdefg yeah she used to cry. A lot
@@jacobcdefg But you have to admit, she was intense about them!
Eh, that was a bit she did when working for BA. I doubt she'd *ever* do that on her own time.
I miss that show!
I love that Claire is so passionate about vanilla! I've never understood why one of the most layered, nuanced, exotic flavors available is so often dismissed as "boring". This was I think exactly the motivation I needed to start my own extract finally.
This channel is one of the best ideas Claire has ever had. I love all the Claire content.
Vinny’s voice reveal is the best thing of 2021 yet
OF COURSE Claire's sister did a PhD in Tanzania. Very on the Saffitz brand
its called being rich and white
@@vladimirvaynkhadler8726 OK
No, her sister was a doctoral student doing research in Tanzania. That's a very different thing from where she received her degree.
@@got2bjosh sure
@@vladimirvaynkhadler8726 American degrees (and postdoc positions) are highly sought after, the world over. Getting a terminal degree in Tanzania is NOT the same as getting a PhD from a top tier, R1 university in the US where you then do research for your thesis in another country. It just isn't.
🇹🇴 I love that she mentions the Heilala brand and highlights Tonga, the land of my ancestors.
Same
I was hoping for 'a link in the Show Notes', thank you for writing Heilala: further research needed.
and, i found some Heilala products on Amazon, thanks again.
As soon as I heard the word “starter”....... IT’S ALIVE WITH CLAIRE SAFFITZ
Claire talking about cutting the extract with store bought like she's a drug lord.
and it doesn't make any sense either. It doesn't jump start it or anything, the alcohol just needs time to absorb the flavors.
@@jmurphy6011 Yeah that part really had me scratching my head. She even suggested it'll never be as strong as store bought so just add a little store bought to it to make it stronger. I think I'm just going to use store bought and forget the rest of this video.
@@Galactiac Of course, that makes sense. But as soon as you will want to use vanilla seeds (sugar, frosting, etc.), you will be left with the pods and then it makes sense to make a homemade extract instead of throwing them out :)
@@Galactiac
My thinking exactly.
If you are going to buy Vanilla Extract, add it to your "home made", so you can use it right away...you're really just using the store bought, so what's the point?
@@oldyellerschannel4676 I think the point is to further the use of the pod after you use the seeds instead of tossing it
FINALLY! THE RECIPE TO CLAIRE’S ELIXIR OF LIFE!
watching the video and my nose was like "I smell vanilla, what is this witchery" but I just forgot that I have a vanilla candle right next to my laptop....
Tbh I did felt a little vanilla smell and I don't know where it's coming from
When she read out the vanilla extract ingredients 😂😭😭
Ikr I was just about to comment that 😅 put me in the nostalgia feels
Comments like this are said every time she reads ingredients. I can only imagine how annoying that must get.
@@TheSwauzz wdym? I think they were only saying they missed when she was in ba I don’t think it was criticism or anything
@@TheSwauzz Comments like this are said every time someone says she reads ingredients. I can only imagine how annoying that must get.
@@djstores_dylan I'm sure it's good for her engagement!
When I studied abroad in Tanzania, I got to visit a vanilla farm on the slopes of Kilimanjaro. It was really incredible to see it growing and meet the farmer.
This is the real answer to question I've had since Claire started the channel!
Love it! You’re amazing, I made the poppy seed almond cake last night and it was a big hit with my family, next on my list is the carrot cake!
You inspire me to bake and cook more. So thank you! I’m going to purchase ur book too because I can’t get enough . Lots of love S xxx
I finally have my own batch of homemade vanilla going! Just four beans so far and only three weeks old but it’s the beginning of something beautiful! 🥰
the joy i get from hearing precussive-heavy music while the screen fills with words ^-^
I will never gonna get tired of the intro, so adorable!!
I like how you are giving voice to how special vanilla is. She's been so undervalued.
No, this video was made for me. I was literally telling my mother yesterday that I was going to figure out how to make my own vanilla extract.
I had forgotten about vanilla sugar. Mum always had a jar in the pantry when we were kids. I'm going to have to make some. Miss you Mum. Thanks Claire.
It's always the highlight of my Thursday when one of these videos drops! They bring so much happiness.
I have had a homemade vanilla extract like this that someone gave me as a Christmas present for 8 years and it is the most heavenly smelling thing in the kitchen.
As a very small business baker cake maker lol i think vanilla is definately the most underrated and most versatile/important ingredient in almost any sweet, kinda the secret to that bakery/unbelievable product along with brown butter
The fact that vanilla is seriously a natural found flavour just blows my mind. It's so good and it's in a plant??? Fantastic
I used to work at a patisserie where we would put the empty vanilla pods in a little salt container and use it in some recipes (like you mentioned with the sugar), but also sprinkle it on cookies before baking them or on whipped cream on top of hot chocolate and it was sooooo good!!
Thanks, Claire! Ever since I started to make my own vanilla extract, my baked goods are so much more intensely flavorful. So easy too! I let my beans steep in the vodka about 4 weeks before I scrap the seeds out into the liquor, then let it steep another 3-4 weeks before I use it.
Listening to Claire talk about vanilla for almost 13 minutes is just such a mood. I love it.
We were in the Cook Islands and had the opportunity to visit a family who grew vanilla beans. She graciously gave me a few to take home and it felt like she was handing over gold!
Most store bought extract is single fold. To do single fold extract at home you would use 1 ounce of beans to 1 cup of alcohol of your choice (70-100 proof)
You definitely can make more concentrated vanilla if you increase the ratio. So either double the beans or cut the alcohol by half to create double fold extract. This extract is good for recipes that are sensitive to liquid. Extraction typically takes around 12 months. (I currently have some Indonesian beans extracting that I started in December so my extract should be ready around the holidays this year and just received some Madagascan Bourbon cured beans that I may make paste with. I get them through a co-op with very affordable prices ☺️)
You can dehydrate the pods for vanilla sugar so that it does not clump or alternatively grind them down to vanilla powder. Vanilla paste is also a great way to add vanilla flavor to recipes along with some sweetness.
YES!!!!! I made a jar of homemade vanilla back in January BECAUSE I kept seeing her jar in all her videos. Love that she finally made a video for this.
It's funny how "vanilla" is so often synonymous with "plain" when it's anything but!
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4:22 Totally agreed!! Vanila's simply the best just magnificent rather than blend or boring! I feel just offended when people can not appreciate how good it is and how lucky we are that it is available for most of us nowadays
Thank you so much for sharing Clare💕💕💕
I thought Vinny was gonna ask, "have you ever tried... Drinking the extract?" Cause that's a lot of vanilla-flavored vodka. 😅😁
Vanilla ice-cream is the canvas upon which you can elevate your experience by adding all kinds of toppings, the options are endless! Vanilla is the great enhancer, the silent partner that makes everything shine. Vanilla is the beautiful unsung hero of the confectionary world !
What a fun video. I love that you really listen to the audience and I loved the shoutout for Heilala, such a great company doing important work.
I made several small containers of extract in May 2020 and and I am beyond thankful for them now! It's an amazing gift to hand out to fellow bakers. I used a variety of beans but the Madagascar beans made the most potent smelling extract by far. I've been saving pods and making vanilla sugar too, it has become a must have ingredient for me.
Yes finally!! love you Claire, the more you teach us the more we get into the kitchen exited to try new things :)
Ngl, I teared up when I heard the opening song. I was watching the SourDoughnuts trilogy yesterday and she mentioned that she'd been making her own vanilla extract @ home, and today I see this. What happened with bon appetit is and will always be terrible, but it allowed everyone to branch out to do exactly what they want to do, and I love it. I'm sure everyone's happier too.
Such a huge fan Claire!!!! Thanks for all the tips
Thank you Claire!! I absolutely love your videos because you not only teach us how but you give us the why. I’m also loving your Dessert Person book! Keep them coming please.
YES. Finally ⭐️ Can’t wait to try Vanilla sugar with my waffles ❤️
Just went to buy some vanilla from Heilala and they were SOLD OUT - good job Claire on using your influence to support such a great company.
12:48 minutes feeling poor… one vanilla bean where I live can cost $11/each after the exchange rate is a lot of money.
Try looking online. I've gotten them much cheaper than that when buying them in "bulk"
@@carrieann5714 Not really… 1/4 pound will cost $225 dollars after the exchange rate ($1 dollar = r$5,58) for my country currency still is a lot of money.
As she said though, that's years of vanilla beans she has in there.
@@pratofundo I got 10 grade A Madagascar beans for $20 US... that's all I used to start mine.
You should look up the Vanilla Bean Co-op on Facebook! 😅 (group)
I've given the "vanilla shouldn't be used to describe boring" spiel to my friends so many times!! I'm so glad to hear the queen of dessert saying this!!!
Thank you so much for doing this Claire! really appreciate that you took the time to go in depth with this for us!
I love the “starter” deal you mentioned, I used that same tip for my asap bottle when I’m also going to be making a 3-5 extra jars, I will use one with the starter to use again ASAP while I’ll be storing/ curing/making my other bottles which will be processed and in the storing mode for up to 6-9 monthsc that’s exactly what I do in the process of making my fresh vanilla extracts and I love using clear liquors and I have recently started using rums and bourbons now recently and I can’t wait to have a rum bottle and a bourbon extracts coming within a few weeks
not to be a lesbian but i would destroy capitalism with my own two hands for claire from claire's home kitchen
You are very valid
@sighning i wish i could but god nerfed me 😔
This comment is a rollercoaster
Over my head
I started making my own vanilla extract on 2018. I did a bulk buy with some friends. This video has inspired me to ask my friend if they want to do another buy since I've been using the same vanilla extract for almost 3 years and I need to refresh it!
I find this so interesting and useful. I’m definitely starting my own vanilla extract. I would like more of these types of videos. You know, tips and tricks - not just recipes ☺️💛
These little insider tidbits are truly great. Thank you for listening to your subscribers. We know being a YTuber is new to you, but you’re killing it right out of the gate, girl! We had no doubt you could go it alone. 😎
So I’m binge watching your videos today, having just found you. My 16 yr old daughter says, “hey! It’s Clair.” 🙄 she could have shared you sooner.
Claire, you don’t realize how many vanilla beans you’ve just saved today! Thank you for this vid. Gonna get started on my own extract ASAP.
The most hyped video on the channel to date
THIS IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN WAITING FORRRRRRRRR! Was talking about your jar of vanilla extract couple of days back and here we are!!! =] Been eyeing the jar for a few years too and I am soooooooo happy you dedicated a video on it! Thank you!
Is anyone else transfixed by her hair? It’s such a unique texture. It’s awesome.
I love the behind the camera team! The music and text for reading the ingredients was nostalgic and unexpected. Keep it up!
I was just wondering about how Claire makes her extract. This is amazing!!! Thanks
I did this for my wedding because both my husband and I bake. Was a great gift to guests.
I want to do this for. my son's wedding in 2 years... they think I'm crazy!
"I used the Vanilla Extract to make the Vanilla Extract."
There was a recipe for homemade American cheese in Lucky Peach, David Chang’s old quarterly food magazine, where one of the ingredients was store-bought American cheese. It doesn’t seem to exist on the internet but I remember reading that and thinking it was hilarious.
i like the slight callback to gourmet makes with the ingredient reading! just kinda make me smile a bit
Claire: "I'd rather not put it in at all than use the imitation stuff"
Me: _[swoon]_
Seriously tho, the imitation stuff actually tastes bad. It ruined my batch of cookies because the imitation vanilla extract I bought tastes funny (almost like bubblegum). Some extract even tastes like fake candy bananas or cheap vanilla perfume.
No shame if you like the taste, but it is so not vanilla. Better to add nothing.
@@dan-gy4vu the ones that are a mix of imitation and real (usually from mexico) actually fare better in blind taste tests than real vanilla.
@@ARMTOAST according to America's Test Kitchen
@@junelovell1189 no, there have been 3 tests apart from those. ATK determined pure imitation vanilla won which seems...absolutely ridiculous to me. I don't buy that study at all.
I literally JUST got 4 ounces of vanilla beans delivered this week, so this video is perfect timing. Thank yoooouuuu 😊
That like and Subscribe is obviously so "painful" for you. Thats really refreshing I have to say. :)
I love this video, i'd like to see more videos about how to prepare different homemade ingredients, or even how many different ways you can prepare a particular common ingredient which can be used in various recipies (I like to experiment with food and flavours, and knowing more preparation techniques allows me to improvise and play)
FINALLY! The one recipe I've been waiting for forever!
No because every time Claire whips out the homemade vanilla I feel a strong NEED to make it and need the recipe but I ONLY want it from Claire. Thank you🙏🏽🥺
More cat cam!
Also, I've really enjoyed making orange peel and lemon peel sugars in much the same way you're making your vanilla sugar. Certainly worth looking up as it's an amazing way of introducing great flavor to many things by using something that is often discarded when extracting juice from lemons and oranges. I just peel the fruit first and add that to a jar of sugar.
Loved this video. I made my own vanilla extract last August but I did mine a little different. I split the beans but left the seeds and put 5 beans in 8 oz jars with 8 oz of vodka and gave them out as Christmas gifts! I did a couple jars for myself and did one with vodka and one with bourbon and I've noticed that the bourbon one has taken longer to really get that vanilla scent whereas the vodka ones were pretty quick.
Apparently bourbon ones usually taste better but take longer, is there an update? Which do you prefer
I love how much she doesn’t want to say “Like and Subscribe” lol. And for that reason alone, everyone should like and Subscribe 👍🥰
Is it even necessary to say? I’ve always thought it’s kinda dumb. TH-cam is ubiquitous in society now. I think people know how to “like and subscribe” without being told.
@@cmmartti Then if that’s true, and I don’t necessarily believe it is, it just shows that people are mindless drones who respond to any command they’re told. Do you have data to back up your claim?
@@kconrad5893 You should look up the definition of "any" and "command." Your logic is fuzzy! Asking or telling a viewer to like and subscribe to something they are willingly watching is not the the same as telling a person to change their diet, exercise, steal or murder, yet your statement says they are. Many people are lazy or forgetful, or maybe just on the fence about adding another channel to their list. There are plenty of times I move on to the next video and don't hit the like button. I'm sure there must be some creators who have seen an increase once they do ask or remind and it doesn't cost them anything to remind the viewers. Some youtube viewer are just quite simple minded, but you don't know anything about that, do you?
I'm only just now discovering this channel, and it's already one of my favorites.
If anyone is interested in learning more about vanilla, The History Guy recently did a video on the history of vanilla and it is quite an interesting watch.
Link?
I just wanted to say that I bought your cookbook and I've done 3-4 recipes from it, and it really is the most helpful, detailed cookbook I've ever owned. I love opening up a cookbook and knowing that I can trust every recipe in the book, rather than searching online for a recipe that may or may not be good.
I also started my own bottle of (rum based) vanilla extract using your method, so I can do this but also have an extract that's different from the store-bought one.
As another person said in the comments, I’d totally be down to watch her bake some treats for her cats! If she wants to of course. Kinda like juns kitchen but less intensive
I'm not sure if Jun can afford to be more chill without passing out.
Jun's Kitchen is already the epitome of chillness wdym
@@netowner666 more chill as in less intensive 😅😅 yea his videos are SO peaceful
Love his videos 🤍 It’s so satisfying
Awesome episode!! Love your cookbook and cookbook recommendations.
Your cats deserve their own show.
Every year for Christmas I try and make gifts for people. I made vanilla extract and after a year my mother opened it to use and the aroma was divine!
I am starting my vanilla extract today. We will grow old together 🙂Thank you for the inspiration Claire!
Update!!
@@lilianal410 My extract is doing well, it was enriched by the addition of some bourbon some months ago. Can't believe it's already been two years 😀
oh my gosh!! I cannot wait to do this. Vanilla is MY favorite ever. I NEVER measure, I just pour, pour, pour!!! Yay!! Weekend project- I am so happy!! xo
also im redoing my kitchen and I stole Claires idea od having a marble slab because marble is very expensive but its so great for baking just to have a small slab like that is so genius. I would love a kitchen tour!
I stopped taking sugar in my coffee for my health a few years ago. But at Christmas I made some vanilla sugar out of some empty pods and I allow myself one cup of coffee with vanilla sugar every Saturday. I look forward to that cup of coffee all week.
Everytime i watch claire now i realize how damn good Nolympia is at parodies!
i feel like as a chef you would just go crazy trying to save/use everything! I think its really good to show 'hey this is why its precious, and here's how we make the most of it'
Kitchen tour please! Where do you store all of those huge bins of things?!
🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴 so good to hear something from my country through one of my favorite TH-cam stars!!!
I love my homemade vanilla and have started a 2nd jar - it is the bomb!!
I've got my jar going now, thank you! Love the conversation about waste and about appreciating "simple" ingredients.