Vanilla Milk

VANILLA MILK

Ingredients:

• Vanilla Sugar (Optional)

• Milk - 1 Cup

• Vanilla Syrup - 2 Tablespoons

Vanilla Syrup:

• Water - 1 Cup

• Granulated Sugar - 1 Cup

• Vanilla Bean - 1 (Split lengthwise)

Instructions:

Step 1:
    Optional: Put vanilla sugar on a small plate. Lightly brush the rim of a glass with syrup and dip upside down in vanilla sugar coat rim.

Step 2:
    Pour milk into a glass and stir in about 2 tablespoons vanilla syrup until combined. Taste and add more syrup if desired.

Vanilla Syrup:

Step 3:
    Put water and sugar in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower heat and let mixture simmer for about 10 minutes until sugar is completely dissolved and mixture has thickened a bit.

Step 4:
    Pour syrup into a heat-proof jar or container. Scrape out some of the seeds from the sliced open vanilla pod with a sharp knife and add them and the vanilla bean into the syrup.

Step 5:
    Place syrup in fridge and let steep for at least 6 hours. Syrup will thicken more as it cools. If you want a more intense vanilla flavor, you can leave the bean in after 6 hours.

Step 6:
    When vanilla syrup is stored in an airtight container in the fridge, it should stay good for about a month. One batch of syrup should make about 10 servings of vanilla milk if making recipe as written.

Notes:
    If you are in a rush and don't want to wait 6 hours for syrup to infuse, let it cool and shake jar vigorously to infuse vanilla flavor faster. Taste before using.

• Feel free to use more or less than 2 tablespoons of syrup to suit your tastes.