If you're an avid home baker, it might be time to stock vanilla powder in your pantry. Also known as vanilla bean powder and ground vanilla, vanilla powder is essentially whole vanilla beans that have ...

Q: A friend told us that if you add vanilla extract to raw eggs, the alcohol in the vanilla "cooks" the eggs and makes them safe to use raw. Have you heard of this? A: When the first warnings about ...

Q: Can you please tell me the difference between powdered vanilla and liquid vanilla. Is one stronger? Can you only use the powdered for cooking? I ruined a “no cook” icing recipe using the powdered ...

All of this quarantine cooking and baking has been a boon for at least one business you probably had not considered: vanilla. It's a key ingredient in cakes and cookies (not to mention ice cream and ...

Vanilla is among the most popular flavoring agents in the world. It’s favored for its pleasing taste and calming aroma. Vanilla is extracted from the mature pods of certain orchids, commonly the ...

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Pure vanilla extract is made from soaking vanilla beans in water and ethyl alcohol. It tends to have a stronger vanilla flavor than vanilla essence, or artificial vanilla extract. If you’ve made ...