Vanilla Sugar

• 1-2 vanilla beans
  
• 4-6 cups sugar

Place one or two vanilla beans (found in health food grocery stores) into a canister (holding approximately 4-6 cups) of sugar and allow the vanilla flavor to permeate the contents for about two weeks. Stir occasionally. Or for faster results, snip vanilla beans into pieces before adding sugar. Confectioner's sugar may be substituted. The sugar will seem much sweeter than usual, so use less in recipes.

Serving suggestion: great in coffee or tea, or in dessert recipes. Note: The same beans can be used to flavor many pounds of sugar.