On Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:43:27 -0400, "Steve Freides" >
wrote:

> That recipe calls for both one vanilla bean and one teaspoon of vanilla
> extract. I was just wondering, since I now have 10 vanilla beans here,
> how it would work only with beans. Not saying I'll do it, just would
> like to see a recipe that works that way.

The purpose of the extract is to give a better overall vanilla flavor.
I think your beans would work better if you made vanilla sugar to use
in the ice cream/gelato before scraping out the seeds.

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