Homemade Almond Butter. Making nut butters can be a little tricky.
I used to think that I had to do them in my Vitamix, which would drive me batty with all the scraping down that was required. Other times, I would have a fail, only because I quit too early. I didn’t realize how much time it takes, and the process that the nuts have to go through. But if you have a little patience, you can make nut butters that are fabulous. You will never want to buy them again!
I used my Kitchen Aid 12 cup food processor. Almond Butter yield 1 1/4 cup almond butter 2 C Almonds1 T Raw Honey (optional)1/2 t Sea Salt (optional) Place almonds in food processor. *Chef’s Note: If using soaked, dehydrated (dried) almonds, you may need to add a little oil. After 2 minutes it will look like this. After 4 minutes it will look like this. After 6 minutes it will look like this. Around 8 minutes, the almond mixture will ball up.
At 10 minutes it has begun to redistribute, but it is not done yet. How To Make Homemade Butter Recipe. Make your own homemade butter, you’re thinking?
Yes, I freely admit it…sometimes I wake up purely and simply obsessed with making something that is completely available in large stacks in the supermarket. A little while ago it happened to me with fresh ricotta, which one day I inexplicably NEEDED to make, and you know what? It was easy, and fast, and fabulous. So when the urge to make homemade butter struck me, I did it. I went all Laura Ingalls Wilder and Made My Own Butter. So, I’ve flirted with making butter for a while, because with the possible exception of bacon, there’s nothing I like better than really good butter. And since one perpetually hungry dog is pretty much all I can deal with, those were out. First of all, the cream. Pour two cups of it into your mixer with the whisk attachment.
Now, crank that mixer up to high and let it rip. There will be all these lumpy looking chunks floating around in something that looks like watery milk. This, my friends, is BUTTER! 3 Fancy Butter Recipes. Here's an easy and delicious idea to make, what I like to call, fancy butters!
Fancy butters, or compound butters (as they are more commonly called) are butters that have been infused with other flavors. My great aunt always used to make honey butter for Thanksgiving and it was one of my all time favorite holiday treats! I love how you can package these butters and then gift them to dinner party guests. Fancy butters are super easy to make! All you need is softened (but not melted) butter and your mix-in ingredients. Honey Nut Butter: Mix together two sticks of butter, 2-3 tablespoons of chopped nuts (I used pecans) and 3-4 tablespoons honey. Citrus Butter: Mix together two sticks of butter and the zest of 1 lemon and 1 lime. Raspberry Butter: Mix together two sticks of butter and 4-5 tablespoons of raspberry jam.
Make Your Own Peanut Butter. Can we talk peanut butter for a second?
I was totally one of those picky-eater kids growing up, I had a major peanut butter and jelly phase. And even though my palette has (I hope) matured since then-I think I was on to something. Because peanut butter is AWESOME! So I thought it would be fun to try and make my own-which was a great success! And then I whipped up a chocolate version... here's how you can make your own: To make peanut butter at home all you need is: 16 ounces of dry roasted peanuts (more or less depending on how much you want to make at once) a pinch or two of salt and a food processor.
Place all the peanuts in your food processor and blend for 8-10 minutes. Another delicious nutty-spread I adore is Nutella! Needed: 1 1/2 cups raw hazelnuts, 1/2 cup sugar, 5-6 tablespoons cocoa (I used dutch-processed), 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, 1/4 cup oil (I used vegetable) and 2 tablespoons coconut milk. Happy snacking!