BakeryBits Madagascan Whole Pod Vanilla Powder, 13g

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BB-2688

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£10.00 £10.00

Pure vanilla powder, absolutely nothing else. Made from high-quality beans without any dilution or bulking ingredients. Sprinkle into your recipes for brilliant flavour in the place of vanilla extract. Complete with a beautiful storage tin.

Vanilla is an essential ingredient for any baker, be they just starting out or a professional, and once you've tried our pure vanilla powder you won't be able to go back! This is because the majority of brands dilute vanilla paste for cake baking with syrups and other bulking ingredients, resulting in poor flavour and deceptive prices. Here, we're proud to say, there's none of that. Our vanilla powder purely comes from carefully selected and ground dried vanilla beans, and has absolutely nothing more added.

Usage: 1/4 to 1/2 tsp powder in place of the vanilla extract, depending on the quality of the extract in question (less needed the better the extract).

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BakeryBits Madagascan Whole Pod Vanilla Powder, 13g

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