Homemade Vanilla

Easy, easy, easy!

Ingredients:
6 vanilla beans (I find them at Costco seasonally in the fall, or get them from Mountain Rose Herbs)
1 quart of 100 proof vodka*

Method:
Split the vanilla beans with a knife and open them.
Put them in a quart jar.
Pour the vodka over the beans.
Put the lid on and shake the jar.
Put the jar in the pantry or other dark place.
Shake the jar every couple of days.
Leave for about 6 weeks.

Voila!

*If you are gluten sensitive, look for potato vodka and use that instead.
Here is a link to a list of gluten-free vodkas.  Some are corn-based, so if you're grain sensitive, watch for that.  Potato and grape vodkas are available.