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African Mammoth Truly Raw Vanilla Beans - 1 bean

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Certified organic sun-cured raw African "mammoth" vanilla beans. These are moist and very plump beans. Here is one of nature's more ephemeral creations. From the celadon blooms of the vanilla orchid come the pods that yield one of the world's great flavors. Producing raw organic vanilla requires considerable care and fortuitous circumstances. The orchid has beautiful flowers that only bloom for a single day. When they are pollinated, often by hand, the vanilla bean will form. Nine months after pollination the ripe green vanilla bean is picked. Curing is a continuous process of sun-drying the pods during the day, then placing them in wooden boxes for the night. This process takes 6 months as the pod becomes dark and pliable.

At this point the bean acquires the unmistakable flavor and aroma for which they are prized. Like wine and chocolate, raw organic vanilla beans are affected by the soil and climate of the region in which they grow.

These raw organic vanilla beans demonstrates a complex aroma, and a dark, robust flavor. Vanilla beans are ideal for making your own dessert and smoothie delights. You can also make vanilla extract and other culinary flavorings, or use in potpourri or perfumes.

Grown wildly and hand-cultivated in Uganda. For centuries, native people have cultivated this remarkable gift from nature. Nothing compares to using whole, raw, organic vanilla beans when you want vanilla flavor.

From the exquisite blooms of the vanilla orchid come the pods that yield this great flavor. These beans are grown organically, handpicked and cured in the sun.

Suggested Use: Using Raw Vanilla Beans

Recipes often call for scraping the seeds from a vanilla bean and discarding the rest, but the entire bean is actually filled with flavor. You can cut the bean into sections and use one portion at a time or use the whole vanilla bean at once, depending on the size of your recipe and the depth of flavor you want. One inch of vanilla bean is roughly equal to two teaspoons of vanilla extract.

To cut open a vanilla bean, lay it flat on a cutting surface. Holding one end of the bean to the surface, carefully slice the bean open lengthwise. When you separate the outer layers of the bean, thousands of tiny seeds are exposed.

Cutting the bean open before placing it in a liquid greatly increases the flavoring properties. You can scrape the seeds from the pod before removing if from the liquid. As a guide, approximately 1" of a vanilla bean = 2 teaspoons of extract.

Storing and reusing vanilla beans

Vanilla beans will keep indefinitely in a cool, dark place in an airtight container. Don't refrigerate beans as this can cause them to harden and crystallize.

Vanilla beans can normally be used several times. Rinse and dry the bean pieces after using them. If there is only the pod left or if you've used the bean several times for flavoring beverages then let the pieces dry. Consider burying the beans in your agave nectar or honey to let it subtlely enhance the flavor. For stronger flavor, grind up pieces of the bean with your cacao nibs. Some people who have a Vita Mix or other powerful blender, snip (with kitchen scissors) small pieces of the whole bean right into their blended creations. The vanilla flavor really blossoms when the blended creations stand for 5 or so minutes or even a few hours for some recipes.

These African Mammoth Truly Raw Vanilla Beans are the best in the world!

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Weight	0.04 lbs
Price:	$4.75

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