nut butter

[corrodgery]

In the supermarket they sell almond and brazil nut butter. Is it possible to make almond nut butter in the thermomix?

[quirkycooking]

Definitely!  We make all our own nut butters - sometimes I make them from the raw nuts (especially with cashews), but most often I dry roast them first in the oven, then grind them up on speed 9 with some sea salt and a bit of Rapadura to taste, and a little oil if needed.  I usually add macadamia nuts to whatever nut butter I'm making, then I don't need to add any oil, as the macadamia nuts are so oily.  We love the recipe in the Vegetarian cookbook - it has almonds and a mixture of seeds in it, and is really yummy!!! 

[meganjane]

Ooh, I never thought of roasting the nuts. Yum! Almonds are especially delicious roasted. Thanks Jo, I'm out of nut butter, so will check out that recipe.

[corrodgery]

Which recipe is it in the vegetarian cookbook. Can't see any nut butters.

[judydawn]

Hi corrodgery, welcome to the forum.  It is called High Protein Nut paste and is on page 24 of the 'A Taste of Vegetarian' cookbook.

[Very Happy Jan]

Definitely!  We make all our own nut butters - sometimes I make them from the raw nuts (especially with cashews), but most often I dry roast them first in the oven, then grind them up on speed 9 with some sea salt and a bit of Rapadura to taste, and a little oil if needed.  I usually add macadamia nuts to whatever nut butter I'm making, then I don't need to add any oil, as the macadamia nuts are so oily.  We love the recipe in the Vegetarian cookbook - it has almonds and a mixture of seeds in it, and is really yummy!!! 

You've piqued my interest Quirkycooking. Do you use this as a replacement for butter for everything eg. sandwiches & cooking?

[Thermomixer]

Welcome corrodgery - lots of possibilities with nut butters.  Much cheaper in the TMX and fresher. 

[quirkycooking]

Thanks JD - I was too lazy to get up and find the recipe yesterday!

Happy Jan, we use nut butters just like peanut butter, but there's a butter substitute in the Veg cookbook that's not too bad, which is made from cashews & polenta - it's pg 22, Cashew Spread.  I actually use olive oil on my toast if I feel like toast with butter, and just sprinkle a little sea salt over.  I don't use any if I'm having jam or honey.  If I'm having a savoury sandwich, I use my homemade mayonnaise instead of butter.  I also use that mayonnaise on my baked potatoes.    In cooking, I mostly use olive or nut or grapeseed oils or coconut oil instead of butter.  I do have a bikkie recipe that I use nut butter and oil in, instead of butter - they're really yummy! (Almond Butter Choc Chip Cookies)
 

[Very Happy Jan]

Thanks quirkycooking. I made a quarter quantity of the one in the vegetarian cookbook & I really like it. The kids aren't too keen so think I'll make your cookies & sneak it into them that way

[corrodgery]

Thanks for the recipe . Will try it. Quirky cooking I like your recipes on your blog. 1 child is on a grain free diet so the almond cookies look good.

[quirkycooking]

Thanks Corrodgery!    Those are yummy cookies VHJ, I think you'll get it past the kids fine that way!  Maybe next time don't put in the seeds, and just use nuts, and they'll probably like it better.   

[Cuilidh]

I made this nut butter this morning for my DH who loves his peanut butter, so I thought I would try making some for him - the only problem is that I discovered the bag of peanuts I had bought to make this with was actually macadamias! 

I followed pretty close to Jo's recipe, but as I would have been left with just 50 gm of macadamias at the end I poured them in and it turned into more of a macadamia butter with some almonds and cashews thrown in for good luck.  Really, Really Really yummy - it might even convert me to nut butters.

[stef]

I made my own version using several nuts and here is the link : http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=6558

Did another batch last week, but roased the nuts in the oven before under the grill.. Worked out fine, although i had to,use,more oil than i originally posted, probably because i added some drier nuts to the bowl... My husband, family and froends love it.

[randomness]

Hey I don't have that cookbook, so basically put in some nuts and churn em up, on what speed? Then add a bit of oil if needed til you get the right consistency?

Thanks!

[judydawn]

I'll pm you the details randomness.