Instructions for Rehydrating Dried Vanilla Beans
I believe I told my spouse a number of years ago that I wanted vanilla beans for a forthcoming holiday.
I gave him a hint by leaving the computer screen on, displaying the website where I wanted my beans to be bought, with them already in the cart, and a letter instructing him to make the purchase on my behalf.
It wasn't exactly a clue, I guess. It had a neon symbol and was a fully developed flag.
However, that is irrelevant. His purchase of my vanilla beans. I believe I purchased 100 beans.
I was SURE that I'd use them up rather soon because I had so many ideas for how I wanted to use them.
I also assumed that since I had purchased so many, we would also present them as gifts at Christmas. We also did. We distributed a lot of them. We thought it was a creative and enjoyable present because each family and friend received a tiny bundle of beans along with numerous dishes they could use them with.
If you've ever purchased vanilla beans from a shop, you are aware of their high cost. But if you buy them in quantity, the price becomes relatively affordable, making the investment worthwhile if you plan to utilize them.
But as time passed, I didn't utilize them as frequently as I had anticipated, and a lot of the beans dried up.
I was inconsolable. Since I lacked a vacuum sealer, my beans turned hard and brittle, making them trash-worthy. There was no longer any way to scoop out the seeds since the insides were dried off.
I do, however, like to keep things. And for the past two years, I have promised myself that I will find a purpose for those beans.
And to be really honest, I've experimented with a few various ways to rehydrate beans over the years. They all yielded mediocre outcomes up until this point.
DO NOT THROW AWAY ANY VIVA BEANS, INCLUDING DRIED OUT, BROKEN, OR BEANS YOU WOULD CONSIDER GARBAGE!
Rehydrate them using this foolproof technique, then USE THEM!
There is currently just one recipe on the website that calls for actual vanilla beans, but there will be more. Make our Banana Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Frosting after rehydrating those vanilla beans.
Ingredients
stale vanilla beans
Hot but not boiling water
Instructions
Put any type of dry beans on a shallow plate, whether they are broken or whole. It works nicely in a pie plate or casserole dish.
Over the beans, cover them with 1 1/2 to 2 inches of heated water.
Saran covers the dish and lets it sit for ten minutes.
Beans should be pliable since they will swell up and rehydrate. If they are not as plump as you desire, discard the water and begin again. I left my beans out for as long as overnight, and the next day they were just beautiful and plump! However, the 10-minute approach is excellent if you want them immediately.
Scoop out the seeds after opening the beans.
Give your sugar canister a brisk shake after adding the used pods. Leave the pods in the sugar and let them flavor it! Yum!
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