Cinnamon Extract

Step 1

Prepare your sous vide water bath. Fill it with hot water from your tap and set to temperature to 135f.

Step 2

Add 4 cinnamon sticks to a clean 250ml mason jar.

Step 3

Fill the jar with the Everclear or Vodka, leaving about 1/2 inch of head-space in the jar.

Step 4

Close the jar finger-tight and lower it into the water bath with a pair of jar lifters.

Step 5

Cook your cinnamon extract sous vide at 135f for 3 hours.

Step 6

Once the extract is done cooking, carefully lift the jar out of the water bath and set it on a wire mesh rack to cool before shaking vigorously then straining out the cinnamon sticks.

Step 7

Add 4 cinnamon sticks to a 250ml mason jar. If the sticks are too long to fit in the jar, simply cut them to size with a serrated knife.

Step 8

Fill the jar with alcohol, leaving a 1/2 inch head-space. Close the jar tightly.

Step 9

Place the jar in a cool dark place and give the jar a good, vigorous shake once a week for 9-10 weeks.

Step 10

Once the extract starts to smell strongly of cinnamon, it's time to remove the sticks.Leaving them in can introduce bitter, over-extracted flavor.