Vanilla sugar
Almost essential in patisserie, you can find it in expensive little sachets of about 10g.
It's necessary to distinguish between the vanilla sugar which really contains vanilla, and vanillin sugar, purely chemical which has never seen a vanilla pod.
Here is how to quickly make a whole jar full of your own vanilla sugar.
It's necessary to distinguish between the vanilla sugar which really contains vanilla, and vanillin sugar, purely chemical which has never seen a vanilla pod.
Here is how to quickly make a whole jar full of your own vanilla sugar.
30 min.
Easy
500 g
2 IngredientsLast modified on: August 12th 2018
For 500 g, you will need:
- 1
500 g caster sugar - 2
5 vanillas pod - Total weight: 515 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 5 min.
Remove ends of 5 vanillas pod and discard.
Stage 2 - 1 min.
Cut into 4 or 5 sections.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Put in a food-processor with 1/4 of 500 g caster sugar.
Stage 4 - 2 min.
Blend 2 or 3 minutes.
Stage 6
...until all the sugar fall down.
Stage 7
Put remaining vanilla pods into food processor, add another ¼ of sugar and repeat the operation.
Continue until you have used all the sugar.
Continue until you have used all the sugar.
Stage 8
At the end, you will have a little sugar left with the vanilla pods that's impossible to sieve. Do not throw it away: use in a recipe like crème brûlée or confectioner's custard (crème pâtissière, or french pastry cream), where you can dissolve it in hot milk which will be then filtered.
Stage 9
Put your vanilla sugar in an airtight jar and keep, if possible, 3 weeks before using, so that the vanilla aromas mix well with the sugar.
During these three weeks, stir it with a fork once a week, so that it does not form lumps.
During these three weeks, stir it with a fork once a week, so that it does not form lumps.
Remarks
You can make multiples of the proportions indicated, but it is important to respect 100 g sugar per vanilla pod.
Don't believe those "recipes" who tell you that putting a vanilla pod in a jar of sugar will give you vanilla sugar, it's a lie because the vanilla pod is impervious.
Don't believe those "recipes" who tell you that putting a vanilla pod in a jar of sugar will give you vanilla sugar, it's a lie because the vanilla pod is impervious.
Keeping: Several months in a closed jar.
Source: From Jamie Oliver.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 0 | 500 RDI=50 % | 0 | 2,010 RDI=100 % | 8,410 RDI: 100 % |
| Per 100 g | 0 | 100 RDI=9 % | 0 | 390 RDI=20 % | 1,630 RDI: 20 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 500 g : 13.55 €
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