Vanilla Powder - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean
1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

Preparation

Cut the vanilla bean into 1 to 2 inch segments.
Put the pieces into a spice/coffee grinder and grind into small pieces, about 1 minute.
Add the sugar and corn starch and blend for an additional 2 minutes until the sugar is a fine powder.
Sift the powder through a fine screen to remove any pieces of vanilla bean which were not sufficiently milled.
Store in an airtight container. The powder should be stored for at least 2 weeks before using.