Vanilla sugar

Ingredients

• 16 ounces granulated sugar
• 2 whole vanilla beans

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 175ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, then lay out the vanilla beans with space in between each bean on the baking sheet.�
• Bake in 30 minute increments and check them every 20-30 minutes. The exact time it takes will depend on how large the vanilla bean you have, but plan about 2 hours for this process. Again, watch them closely and take them out as soon as they are done so that you don’t burn the vanilla beans.�
• Bake the beans until they snap. You’ll know the beans are completely dried when the snap like a twig when you try to break them. �
• Allow the beans to cool to room temperature.�
• Snap the vanilla beans into small pieces, then process them in a coffee grinder on the finest setting it has. Vanilla powder does not dissolve, so you want that powder as fine as possible to have smooth vanilla sugar.�
• In a bowl, mix the sugar and vanilla powder evenly until the tiny black specks are throughout. �
• Seal it in an airtight container and you are ready to use it for all of your baking.�
• Store the sugar in an airtight container in a cool dry place for up to 1 year.�