Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 As I was going to assemble myself some sandwiches for lunch a couple of days ago I noticed we were out of peanut butter. I did not want to go out and buy some because I am unsure and a bit confused as to what has been recalled due to salmonella outbreaks. So I said to myself, well, I have a pound of raw peanuts in the freezer and a perfectly good food processor (a brand new kitchenaid). I figured I would try it. It worked out great, so here is how I did it. Home made peanut butter 1 lb raw peanuts 1 tsp salt You will need an oven and a food processor for this method. Bake peanuts at 300F until toasted as you like it. A note here. They looked pretty dark to me but the peanut butter came out a little lighter than what I get at Trader joes. So on my next batch I will roast a little darker. This can be adjusted to your taste, but look at the peanuts while toasting pretty often to make sure they do not get too dark. Let peanuts cool down (I placed mine on a large cutting board). Divide batch in two and grind with the small processor bowl. This could also be done in several batches with a spice/coffee grinder if your food processor does not have a small blade/bowl for grinding. After you have a coarse peanut meal, place in large processor bowl and just hit the ON button until it makes peanut butter. You have to watch it to make sure the processor does not get unbalanced, but it does not even take that long to get 100% peanut butter. I was a little worried that maybe I needed to add oil to make it go smoother, but no, only peanuts and salt worked wonderfully! I think I will continue making this even after the peanut-salmonella scare is over..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2009 Report Share Posted January 21, 2009 Thank you for the recipe. Interesting because my local coop has a grinder you freshly grind roasted salted peanuts into peanut butter for you--you can even bring your own container to fill up. If you aren't going to use it up quickly, be sure to refrigerate so it does not go rancid. Kathleen So I said to myself, well, I have a pound of raw peanuts in the freezer and a perfectly good food processor (a brand new kitchenaid). I figured I would try it. It worked out great, so here is how I did it. > > Home made peanut butter > > 1 lb raw peanuts > 1 tsp salt > > You will need an oven and a food processor for this method. > > Bake peanuts at 300F until toasted as you like it. A note here. They looked pretty dark to me but the peanut butter came out a little > lighter than what I get at Trader joes. So on my next batch I will > roast a little darker. This can be adjusted to your taste, but look > at the peanuts while toasting pretty often to make sure they do not > get too dark. > > Let peanuts cool down (I placed mine on a large cutting board). > Divide batch in two and grind with the small processor bowl. This > could also be done in several batches with a spice/coffee grinder if > your food processor does not have a small blade/bowl for grinding. > After you have a coarse peanut meal, place in large processor bowl and > just hit the ON button until it makes peanut butter. You have to watch > it to make sure the processor does not get unbalanced, but it does not > even take that long to get 100% peanut butter. > > I was a little worried that maybe I needed to add oil to make it go > smoother, but no, only peanuts and salt worked wonderfully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Kathleen, I have seen these (and bought it this way) at coops and other natural food stores, however I have none near my place. This method gives me an alternative, and it could also work for members that live far from natural food stores. Thanks for the tip on refrigerating! Roseta , " Kathleen Pelley " <kmpelley wrote: > > Thank you for the recipe. > > Interesting because my local coop has a grinder you freshly grind > roasted salted peanuts into peanut butter for you--you can even bring > your own container to fill up. If you aren't going to use it up > quickly, be sure to refrigerate so it does not go rancid. > > Kathleen > > > > So I said to myself, well, I have a pound of raw peanuts in the > freezer and a perfectly good food processor (a brand new > kitchenaid). I figured I would try it. It worked out great, so here > is how I did it. > > > > Home made peanut butter > > > > 1 lb raw peanuts > > 1 tsp salt > > > > You will need an oven and a food processor for this method. > > > > Bake peanuts at 300F until toasted as you like it. A note here. > They looked pretty dark to me but the peanut butter came out a little > > lighter than what I get at Trader joes. So on my next batch I will > > roast a little darker. This can be adjusted to your taste, but look > > at the peanuts while toasting pretty often to make sure they do not > > get too dark. > > > > Let peanuts cool down (I placed mine on a large cutting board). > > Divide batch in two and grind with the small processor bowl. This > > could also be done in several batches with a spice/coffee grinder if > > your food processor does not have a small blade/bowl for grinding. > > After you have a coarse peanut meal, place in large processor bowl > and > > just hit the ON button until it makes peanut butter. You have to > watch > > it to make sure the processor does not get unbalanced, but it does > not > > even take that long to get 100% peanut butter. > > > > I was a little worried that maybe I needed to add oil to make it go > > smoother, but no, only peanuts and salt worked wonderfully! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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