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Kay.Shepherd
#1 Posted : Wednesday, July 04, 2012 2:19:37 PM(UTC)
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Anyone using vanilla paste?  I've only just been hearing about it recently and I see Jamie Oliver use it pretty often in his show.  Was wondering what others thought of it.
Jane
#2 Posted : Wednesday, July 04, 2012 10:25:13 PM(UTC)
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I keep thinking about buying some too so I would be interested in other members' opinions.  I do love Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla so I'm not sure when or why I would substiture paste.
LVautier
#3 Posted : Tuesday, July 17, 2012 7:29:35 AM(UTC)
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HI Kay,


 I have run out of vanilla extract, so I was thinking of trying out the vanilla bean paste.  I found this description on the baking bites website.  http://bakingbites.com/2...t-is-vanilla-bean-paste/


Recently I have also been playing with browned butter infused with vanilla.  Kate Zuckerman discussed it and used in a few recipes in The Sweet Life.  I enjoyed it so much that I use it for other things, sometimes just on toast.  And it smells incredible when you are making it.


I also put used vanilla beans into a container of sugar for a perpetual vanilla sugar.


I find that sometimes when I smell extracts I pick up other scents, a bit of a phenolic or camphor like scent.  Nielson Massey is my extract of choice, so I owuld expect their vanilla bean paste to be good as well.


It all makes me wonder if the different mediums / methods of extraction yeild slightly different flavors. 


 


Lisa
sharifah
#4 Posted : Wednesday, July 18, 2012 7:06:32 AM(UTC)
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I use vanilla bean paste all the time, so I don't bother buying real vanilla pods anymore which can dry out quite quickly.  There is a quantity measurement on the bottle, 1tsp or maybe 1Tbs is equivalent to 1 vanilla pod.


I would say - go get it!
wannabecook
#5 Posted : Tuesday, July 24, 2012 8:24:13 AM(UTC)
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I recently have been seeing some recipes with vanilla bean paste as one of the ingredients. I found it at King Arthur Flour. I have been tempted to buy some. I see some people have tried it already. I am going to go for it.
Foodelf
#6 Posted : Monday, September 17, 2012 9:43:38 AM(UTC)
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The paste incorporates very easily into whatever is being mixed and also provides those lovely flecks of vanilla.  I think it as a fresher, more pure vanilla taste.  Stores well and is quite concentrated.  I would certainly recommend it and find that I reach for the paste rather than the extract.
k8eberle
#7 Posted : Tuesday, September 25, 2012 7:21:48 AM(UTC)
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Not all vanilla paste is equal. I am completely addicted to this: http://www.heilalavanilla.com/.


Try 1/4 teasp in greek yoghurt with a drizzle of maple syrup, some blueberries and some chopped nuts!
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