French Lavender And Vanilla Sugar For Elegant Cakes And Bakes - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    200 g white caster sugar
    6 -10 heads dried lavender
    3 vanilla pod
Preparation
    Place the lavender heads and about 2 tablespoons sugar into a food mixer, or coffee/spice blender. Pulse together for about 1 minute or until the lavender is ground, the same consistency as ground spices.
    Place the rest of the sugar into a large mixing bowl & add the ground lavender and sugar mix.
    Mix well.
    In tall jar, Kilner jars are good, pour half the lavender sugar; place the three vanilla pods in the jar, towards the outside so they may be seen,.
    Carefully add the rest of the sugar so the vanilla pods are standing up in the sugar.
    Seal and keep for about 2 weeks before using,.
    Store in a dark, dry and cool place.
    This lasts up to 1 year and the vanilla pods can be used numerous times again, after the sugar has finished.
    Use in cakes, biscuits, cookies, jams, cream desserts, ice-cream, pies and tarts, crumbles, trifles and junkets etc.

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