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Pressure Cooker Maple Extract

Pressure Cooker Maple Extract in a glass jar
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Pressure Cooker Maple Extract has a powerful taste and smell that will have your house smelling wonderful for days!

Ingredients

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  • ½ cup fenugreek seeds
  • 1 cup water
  • About 1 cup Vodka (I like red label Smirnoff Vodka 80 proof)

Instructions

  1. Place fenugreek seeds in a Mason jar, add 1 cup water, and screw a lid on tight.  Let soak for 5 hours or overnight.
  2. Drain the water from the seeds.  Heat a pan over medium heat.  When hot add seeds and wait a minute or 2 while the extra water evaporates.  Continue to toast the seeds for about 5 minutes being very careful to not let them burn.
  3. Place the seeds in a food processor or blender and pulse 4-5 times to break them up a bit.  
  4. Take ½ cup of seeds and place them in a pint size Mason jar.  Add vodka, leaving 1 ½-2  inches of headspace.  Top with a canning lid and ring and barely tighten.  The remaining prepared fenugreek seeds can be frozen for another batch of extract.
  5. Add 1 cup of water to the pressure cooker pot and place trivet inside.  Put the Mason jar on the trivet.  Secure the lid and turn pressure release knob to a sealed position.  Cook at high pressure for 30 minutes.
  6. When cooking is complete, use a natural release.
  7. Carefully remove the Mason jar, swirl it lightly, and place on a cooling rack overnight.
  8. Once cooled, top with a pourable lid and use in all your favorite recipes that call for maple extract.   

Notes

  • Caution: Never make Extract in a stovetop pressure cooker or near an open flame.  My recipes are written for electric pressure cookers only.  Always use a Natural Release, never a quick release.
  • Alcohol smell may be strong at first but will diminish over a week or two.  If still overpowering at that point, return to the pressure cooker for another 30 minutes.
  • The pressure cooker will fit up to three jars at a time, so feel free to double or triple the recipe.
  • Add a vanilla bean to the vodka for the most incredible taste and smell you will ever experience!

Find it online: https://instafreshmeals.com/pressure-cooker-maple-extract/