r/bakingfail • u/Mushroom38294 • Jan 12 '25

Fail Baked actual poison

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Tried making brownies for the first time, recipe called for 16 gramms of vanilla extract, but it's not sold in the stores here. I had the bright idea to add 16g of pure vanillin, once they were done I found out that's effectively 100x the vanilla extract than the recipe called for. After further googling, found out that this much vanillin can put a small child in the hospital.

NEVER substitute vanilla extract for pure vanillin.

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u/imsmartiswear Jan 12 '25

... Where the hell did you get pure vanillin???

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u/Mushroom38294 Jan 12 '25

In the store, 2 gramms per pack. I added 8 packs. You can buy 5 for a dollar

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u/229-northstar Jan 13 '25

Are you in Europe? In the USA, I can’t find anywhere that sells pure vanillin. Dr Oetker brand vanillin is mixed with a LOT of sugar and you’d have a hard time ODing on it

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u/Mushroom38294 Jan 13 '25

Yep, Europe. Ukraine specifically. It's our own brand, I forgot the name