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Looking for a good organic peanut butter? I'm paranoid after all the recalls.
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Many people are paranoid after the peanut recall... so if you want a great organic peanut butter, why not make your own! I have, it's yummy, healthier, and easy to make.
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"Making a nut butter
For each cup of nutmeats add one teaspoon of good oil, such as almond for almond butter, sesame for pistachio butter, or cold pressed olive oil for other butters. You need to make nut butter in an average temperature, so not on a really hot day or a bitterly cold one. This is because butters are temperature sensitive and you’ll get the wrong consistency if you make it in very hot or cold conditions and then eat it in normal ones.
Put the nutmeats in a food processor and chop or pulse until the nuts become very fine. Use a spatula to scrape down tiny particles that build up on sides and continue processing. When the nuts begin to form a ball, slowly pour in the teaspoon of oil. Add more oil if the nut butter doesn’t form a spreading consistency.
Storing raw nut butters
You can keep nut butter into a tightly sealed container in refrigerator for about two weeks. Remember to take it out of the fridge and allow to sit at room temperature before trying to spread it. Processed peanut butter contains a range of ingredients that emulsify it and give it a longer life, but at the cost of freshness and simplicity.
Variations
You can make a stronger flavored butter by dry roasting any of the nuts. Simply spread the nuts out on a dry baking sheet and toast at 170/350 for around five minutes before stirring and then continuing to roast for another five minutes, checking constantly so they don’t scorch. This form of nut butter will probably need more oil and is good if you want a savory version as you can add a few strong dried herbs or even chili flakes to make the mixture more intense and grown up. Put the nuts or herbs in with the browning nuts to boost flavour, allow the ingredients to cool before processing.
Alternatively, sweeten any nut butter with ingredients to your taste, such as raw chocolate, maple syrup, cinnamon or honey.
For Valentine’s Day, why not spread some heart-shaped toast with a home-made nut butter and serve with sliced red apples? It’s a heart-healthy treat for your loved ones". -
http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/02/13/peanut-butter-recall-%E2%80%93-why-not-make-your-own/
This came from the source listed below.
"Making a nut butter
For each cup of nutmeats add one teaspoon of good oil, such as almond for almond butter, sesame for pistachio butter, or cold pressed olive oil for other butters. You need to make nut butter in an average temperature, so not on a really hot day or a bitterly cold one. This is because butters are temperature sensitive and you’ll get the wrong consistency if you make it in very hot or cold conditions and then eat it in normal ones.
Put the nutmeats in a food processor and chop or pulse until the nuts become very fine. Use a spatula to scrape down tiny particles that build up on sides and continue processing. When the nuts begin to form a ball, slowly pour in the teaspoon of oil. Add more oil if the nut butter doesn’t form a spreading consistency.
Storing raw nut butters
You can keep nut butter into a tightly sealed container in refrigerator for about two weeks. Remember to take it out of the fridge and allow to sit at room temperature before trying to spread it. Processed peanut butter contains a range of ingredients that emulsify it and give it a longer life, but at the cost of freshness and simplicity.
Variations
You can make a stronger flavored butter by dry roasting any of the nuts. Simply spread the nuts out on a dry baking sheet and toast at 170/350 for around five minutes before stirring and then continuing to roast for another five minutes, checking constantly so they don’t scorch. This form of nut butter will probably need more oil and is good if you want a savory version as you can add a few strong dried herbs or even chili flakes to make the mixture more intense and grown up. Put the nuts or herbs in with the browning nuts to boost flavour, allow the ingredients to cool before processing.
Alternatively, sweeten any nut butter with ingredients to your taste, such as raw chocolate, maple syrup, cinnamon or honey.
For Valentine’s Day, why not spread some heart-shaped toast with a home-made nut butter and serve with sliced red apples? It’s a heart-healthy treat for your loved ones". -
http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/02/13/peanut-butter-recall-%E2%80%93-why-not-make-your-own/
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