1 hour ago, Paul Fink said:
I'm surprised no one here knows of powdered vanilla
I have multiple different 'powdered vanillas' in the house - vanillin crystals (synthetic), the vanilla powder sachets sold in european grocery stores (synthetic), vanilla powder maltodextrin based from the Spice House, Massey vanilla powder - also maltodextrin, and vanilla beans that I removed from extract that I made, freeze dried then ground to a powder. Each have their uses for me.
I have several pounds of various vanilla beans tucked away - from which I have made many, many gallons of extract. I have multiple extracts that I have purchased or received as samples at trade shows.
And I would still argue that the flavor of the Gold Medal artificial extract beats most of these and not just in baking! In the kitchen up north - I used to lock away the good Haitian vanilla when I left so it would be there when I returned - now it's the Gold Medal.
Don't knock it until you have tried it.
