How To Make Lavender Extract

A regular customer of mine requested me to make a tofu cheesecake for her. She even went thru' the trouble of buying me a slice. She actually wanted me to sorta replicate the texture and taste. As soon as I tasted it, there was a very pleasant lavender undertone back the back of my mouth. I knew that the restaurant was using a lavender extract.

I went searching online for it but to no avail. None of which is food grade, even if it is, it is super expensive. That's the moment I decided to make myself a lavender extract. I used the same method as I would for making vanilla extract. Maybe I should post a separate recipe on that too. You can use this extract for your baking adventures; you can even use it on some desserts as well. Anyway, the cake was a huge success and I can't wait to share it with you lovely people. Please stay tuned for the next recipe.

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Ingredients:

(Make 250ml)

• High Quality Vodka, 250ml

• Organic Food-Grade Dried Lavender, 2 TBSP

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Equipment:

• Air-tight Sterilized Bottle

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Directions:

1. Add vodka into a sterilized bottle.

2. Add in the lavender.

3. Shake to mix well.

4. Invert the bottle to allow the lavender to immerse into the vodka for a couple of hours.

5. Set aside in a cool and dry place for 1 to 2 months.

6. You should see that the clear vodka starts to change into a deep brownish color.

7. Use the extract for your culinary or baking adventures.

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