Kalmia wrote:
> "Steve Freides" > wrote:
>
>> If you make your own, almond butter with a percentage of peanuts is a
>> healthier alternative and tastier, too, IMHO. *As mentioned here several
>> times before, I use about 3/4 almonds, 1/8 peanuts, and 1/8 cashews for
>> my homemade nut butter and I think it's a fantastic combination.
>
> Will you please give the entire recipe and prodecure? Sounds
> wonderful.

The procedure is the same for any nut butter.

Put the nuts or legumes that will grind like nuts into the food
processor. Set it to run continously. Start it. Run it until your ears
hurt. That's the half way point. Keep spinning until the texture is
very smooth. Monitor it some in spite of your sore ears. If it starts
to look dry add some clear liquid oil.

Near the end taste it and decide if you want to add salt. Spin some
more to mix the salt in.

Some nut types have excess oil. Let the nut butter settle over night,
one night. If there is a layer of oil at the top pour it off. After
that mix the oil back in. If you remove too much oil the nut butter
hardens.