subject: Uses For Pure Vanilla Bean Powder [print this page] Vanilla bean powder is a familiar and delicious flavor that finds its way into a variety of sweet dishes. Cakes, cookies, pies and other confections rely on the scent of Vanilla Powder to give them their tempting taste.
Coffee shops commonly buy vanilla powder for use in their flavored hot beverages. Cocoa is vastly improved with a little pure vanilla powder stirred in. Cold drinks such as yogurt smoothies often contain vanilla bean powder mixed with fresh fruit.
The wonderful deep fried French breakfast treat known as beignet get their taste from Vanilla Powder. All manner of French toast and pancake recipes also call for this delectable spice. Breakfast muffins featuring this great aromatic can be freshly baked for a sumptuous brunch, served alongside scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit salad, fruit juices and coffee or tea. Oatmeal can be dressed up with a little vanilla and topped with cream for a wonderful breakfast. Rice pudding, made with vanilla, although typically served as a dessert, also makes a sweet addition to the breakfast table.
Quick breads are easy to make and many contain pure vanilla powder as an ingredient. A luscious bread containing pumpkin, along with pecans and dried cranberries or raisins, pumpkin pie spice with cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice, also includes vanilla bean powder.
Whipped cream is served as a simple but delicious topping for pies. It can be enhanced with the addition of pure vanilla powder. Vanilla ice cream is a classic partner with fruit pies, crisps and tarts, and many home cooks buy vanilla powder to have on hand when making their own ice creams in an ice cream maker.
Pies themselves often include vanilla as an ingredient. The sumptuous coconut cream pie, the filling of which makes a great parfait layer as well, calls for the inclusion of vanilla.
Nearly every cookie recipe calls on vanilla to make an appearance. In recipes which are baked, typically the dry ingredients, including the vanilla bean powder, are mixed together in one bowl, and the wet ingredients in another, and then the wet is added to the dry and the whole is then mixed to ensure even distribution of all ingredients throughout.
Cake recipes often set the stage for the inclusion of pure vanilla powder. Pound cake is a wonderful foil for sliced fresh fruits that are in season, both of which utilize vanilla bean powder. A simple dessert is to take a devil's food cake, which can be made from scratch or from a mix, and add to it frozen or fresh sweet cherries and vanilla. Baked together, the chocolate and cherries join forces to create an amazing treat.
Online spice merchants allow you to buy vanilla powder in bulk, so that you can keep this useful ingredient on hand for addition to your sweet recipes.
