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I am a research nutritionist by occupation and have a food blog for my creative side.  I am always searching for new recipes to try and...
 
 
 
 

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Creamy Almond Butter

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Almond butter takes a close second to peanut butter in the rankings.  Especially fresh homemade almond butter.  You can taste the TLC.  I remember making homemade peanut butter with my mom when I was little.  She'd pull out the food processor (that she still uses to this day) and we'd sit there and wait for the peanuts to transform before our eyes.  This magic trick still works on me. 


I have always been one with a magic trick up my sleeve.  At the cafe in Colorado, we had a menu item called Magic Eggs.  We all sort of hated making them because they made a mess of the espresso machine.  But there was a secret part of me that loved it, because it really was magic.  We would crack two eggs and whatever veggies the person wanted into the steaming pitcher.  Then we would carefully begin to steam the eggs with the wand from the espresso machine.  The eggs made for a really noisy steam.  People would look up from the newspapers trying to locate the piercing bubbling noise.  The best part was watching them.  It would go from liquid egg, to frothy yellowness and then, shazam! they were scrambled eggs.  
Whole wheat sourdough toast with almond butter, honey and flax meal.


Anyway...back to the butter.  As previously mentioned, I have a gigantic bag of almonds in my freezer that has taken over six months to make a dent.  So one day while at yoga, almond butter came to mind.  Amazing what the brain streams in while doing triangle pose.

What a great way to use the almonds.  So on Sunday Cook Day this week,  I popped the almonds in the oven to toast and whipped up a nice batch of almond butter.  If you have a plethora of almonds or cashews or peanuts, give them a toast and a whirl in the processor.  It will make your toast happy.

 

Visit my blog for the recipe!

http://anopencookbook.blogspot.com/

 

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AnOpenCookbook 5 pts

I think adding a little oil really helps the grit factor too!

Genie Gratto 9 pts

Marianne, I've never actually made this, but also wouldn't have thought to roast the almonds. I'm not sure if it makes a difference in terms of the grittiness factor, but it's definitely worth a try!

--- Genie, The Inadvertent Gardener ( http://www.theinadvertentgardener.com )

MealMixer 5 pts

Mine is always too gritty - maybe roasting will help?

Marianne at Mealmixer ( http://www.mealmixer.com )