Discoloration time?

[Hermanam]

I very rarely work with high vanilla content FO's because I hate messing with discoloration. However, I really wanted to make Warm Vanilla Sugar with a 19% vanilla content, so I knew I would have to work with the D, not against it.

I added no colorant to the bottom layer...just FO. The middle layer is FO and TD, and the top layer is TD with no FO. I then drizzled a little of all three on top.

The funny thing was that, while I was working with it, all three batters were white...so I was flying blind with no idea how things would turn out. Overall, I am fairly pleased with the outcome.

Just cut the loaf tonight, and you can see the discoloration is only at the outer edge. How long before the discoloration spreads throughout the interior of the bars?

 

[newbie]

WIth that high a vanilla content, they will be different by tomorrow morning, or in just a few hours even. Probably takes a couple of weeks to fully brown and the interiors of the bars takes longer. It's kind of fun to watch it. Well, not sit there and watch it, but it's fun to take a look every day.

they look wonderful. The layers are perfect!

 

[osso]

I love how your bars turned out. And yes, they can darken for a few weeks.

 

[MzMolly65]

Can you achieve this colour grade using different amounts of FO in the layers?

 

[Susie]

Those look yummy! I think you did the right thing not fighting it and using it FOR you!

 

[shunt2011]

Those look nice, Just give it time the parts with the FO will darken.