You can substitute vanilla extract or vanilla paste for vanilla bean powder in recipes.
You can substitute vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste for vanilla powder in your recipe.
Some creative ways to use a dried vanilla bean in cooking or baking include infusing it into sugar, making homemade vanilla extract, adding it to custards or puddings for a rich flavor, or grinding it into a powder to use in recipes that call for vanilla extract.
You can substitute regular vodka with a splash of vanilla extract in a cocktail recipe if you don't have vanilla vodka.
To make Vanilla Sugar without having to use Vanilla Beans (Which are rare and expensive in Grocery Stores) just use Vanilla Extract and Sugar in a ratio of one teaspoon of Vanilla Extract to every two cups of regular granulated sugar. Then spread the well mixed vanilla sugar on a baking pan lined with wax paper to dry. *Note* To make Vanilla Sugar with a Vanilla Bean, just crush a Vanilla Bean and mix with Sugar. Then store until needed. When needed, sift out all large bits of ean, until just sugar is left. Store bean with sugar until bean looses flavor.
Not really. You use vanilla extract to give food the taste or smell of vanilla. Honey does not taste or smell like vanilla. However, you can use honey as a substitute for sugar or other sweeteners.
Yes, but it may take more powder to receive the same affect of its liquid cousin. You will want to make sure that the all of the powder dissolves, so add it to the eggs, oil, or butter called for in the recipe. It is also a great hot beverage flavoring.
You can use vanilla extract, apple juice, or rum extract as a substitute for rum in baking.
Vanilla extract can be substitute for vanilla essence on a 1:1 basis (e.g 1tsp of vanilla extract is equal to 1tsp vanilla essence), on a strength-for-strength basis at least. But the flavour of vanilla essence will never be as good as the flavour from vanilla extract, no matter how much of it you use.
You can use a mixture of baking soda and an acid like cream of tartar or lemon juice as a substitute for baking powder.
You can substitute instant coffee or strong brewed coffee for espresso powder in your recipe.
Use the powder and not the granulated garlic.
Vanilla extract is liquid, so use measuring spoons to measure it, or for large quantities use a measuring cup for liquids. Vanilla powder can be measured with measuring spoons or a measuring cup for solids. Whole bean vanilla doesn't usually need a measuring device, since the recipe will say something like "seeds of 1 whole vanilla bean."