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might have noticed that I'm pretty slow on updating the blog. Now a days I cook more
often than I blog and blogging all the recipes will take ages at this pace. So I thought of an easier way
to share the recipes that I love making over and over again. I'm updating the
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All right now, let's talk about Peanut butter. I didn't know it was so easy to make peanut butter at home until a few weeks back. I was surprised and super excited to have made my own
peanut butter; I finished it in one day. If you are a peanut butter lover, do
yourself a favour double or triple the recipe. :)
Makes 3/4th cup
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 2-3 minutes
Ingredients:
Procedure:
1. Dry roast the peanuts for a few minutes. Let it cool.
2. Put it in the blender and blend away till you get smooth peanut butter. Simple huh! But since most of us don't have super blenders, we should blend and stop every once in a while when the blender heats up. 3. Add salt. 4. And blend again. 5. Add oil. 6. See it has started to look like peanut butter now. Though it looks grainy the texture was smooth. You can test the seasoning at this point. Don't overdo the licking like I did, it tasted so good that I couldn't stop. 7. Store it an airtight container under refrigeration. 8. Enjoy with some freshly made whole wheat bread.. Notes: 1. I don't think it's really necessary to use oil. It will depend on the oil content in the peanuts you are using. Use the oil at the last stage, if you feel the mixture needs lubrication to blend further without getting stuck. 2. You can use any kind of oil. Best would be to use peanut oil. I used vegetable oil since I didn't have peanut oil at hand. 3. Some people remove the skin of peanuts. If you would like to do that extra work, please remove the skin after roasting. 4. You could use roasted unsalted store bought peanuts and skip the first step. Best would be to get peanuts in shell coz that way you can be sure that they are really fresh. 5. If you would like to sweeten it, add sweetener. Play around, adding flavours to get the kind of peanut butter you like. :) 6. For chunky peanut butter, just keep 1/4 cup of peanuts aside and just pulse it once in the blender and add to the rest of the peanut butter.
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06 June, 2012
Homemade Peanut Butter
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awww awesome. kudos to you for making such a wonderful thing
ReplyDeleteThanks Sayantani!
DeleteYummy and fresh homemade peanut butter...
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yea... it's totally yummy... :)
Deletei have this delicious butter so many times and spoilt my m-i-l's blenders lol you really need a powerful blender for it and if it's powerful all you need is just peanut butter, not even the oil because with the power the oil gets squeezed out of the nuts and forms a really delicious and creamy nut butter. just thinking about it makes me faint. you are right, always make quadruple quantities cos it's going to disappear really fast. never again buying store bought peanut butter ever!!! :) lovely pictures as always
ReplyDeletei meant all you need is peanuts... not peanut butter.wrote in such hurried excitement!!
DeleteI completely agree Praseena... a powerful blender would make life easier on us peanut butter lovers. I mentioned in the notes that oil is optional. I added it coz I was worried about my belnder. ;)
Delete...and ya I'm never gonna buy peanut butter again. :)
Deleteyes, you definitely need the oil so that the blender won't conk off. :)
Deletethis is awesome. You always come up with unique recipes. Keep up your good work dear.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kanan :)
DeleteOoooo making peanut butter really IS simple!! I think next time I'm going to get one of those 'super blenders' from India. For things like this, and to grind other masalas. My plastic one here has given up.
ReplyDeleteGood tips in notes, and nice pictures :)
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Thanks Nisha... and you should get a good blender and try this you will never buy peanut butter again... :)
DeleteI never thought making peanut butter is so easy...will try this sometime....thank u for sharing....love the pictures...
ReplyDeleteYea it's very easy.... Do give it try!
DeleteLove the pics- you are getting quite professional now! We have been making our own butters for a while now, in a Magimix, which is powerful enough not to nees extra oil. My husband makes really good butters out of cashews, almonds, pecans, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds. Give it a try!
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarojni Didi.... i'm flattered...I will definetly try it... Next on my list was almond but the list just got longer. :)
Deletei am not much fond of peanut butter..but just dropped for your lovely pics n presentation...to note, u have made it perfectly n it got the smooth creamy texture...looks too good!!
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Thanks a ton Sangeetha... I'm soooo happy to hear that from you.
Deletelovely creamy texture..yummy peanut butter,lovely pics as well!!
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DeleteSimply love this creamy texture, beautifully done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Priya!
DeleteSounds so easy, will try this out..
ReplyDeleteDo try it... I'm sure you'll love it.
DeleteBookmarking this..Its my all time fav.
ReplyDeleteYou will never buy peanut butter after you try this Tina...
Deletewow...never thought making peanut butter can be that simple...very nice clicks dear !!!n bookmarked it !!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Sonali... even I was surprised it's so easy...
Deletewow.. making peanut butter looks so easy... Thanks for sharing the recipe... Bookmarked...
ReplyDeleteAmina do try it... you'll love it...
Deletelooks so easy to prepare and delicious...lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kalyan!
DeleteThis is deliciousness in a jar. so simple and so yum!! Loved the catchy pictures as well :)
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DeleteHi Anisha the peanut butter looks very easy to prepare and delicious. I am yournew follower do visit my space in ur free time.
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DeleteSembra facile da preparare, per me è molto buono! buona giornata...ciao
ReplyDeleteIt really is easy... you must try it!
DeleteLooks perfect :) Loved the clicks..Very useful one dear :)
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Thanks Divya... You should try it!
DeleteHome made peanut butter looks creamy and perfect You have nice blog.
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Thanks a ton Swathi :)
DeleteNever knew this could be made at home.Looks delicious
ReplyDeleteYou should try it. It's simple and yummy...
DeleteThanks for visiting my page Anisha. You have a wonderful space with awesome pics. I'm glad I found your space.
ReplyDeleteI love peanut butter, but never tried making it at home...will give a shot soon..the pics as I said before are gorgeous
Thanks Kaveri... I'm sure once you try it you won't be buying peanut butter anymore. :)
DeleteJust saw that you've lived in Jabalpur, I too lived there for a period of six years, during my childhood. Went to Christ Church Girl's Higher Secondary.
ReplyDeleteWow this is so awesome... I did my whole schooling from Christ Church..
DeleteNever tried it at home .Bookmarked
ReplyDeleteDo try it Padhu you will love it!
Deletelovely homemade peanut butter I like that we can avoid the sugar
ReplyDeleteThis is just the basic, we can avoid sweetner and add more flavours as we like..
DeleteYum. I add a tsp or two of ghee to my peanut or almond butter.
ReplyDeleteNice blog and even nice pictures. Inspiring indeed :-)
Thank you so much Sangeeta... isn't it great that we can control what goes into our peanut butter... I'm yet to make almond butter. Still indulging in peanut butter..
Deletelooks great, wud try this.. seems easy :D
ReplyDeletegreat pics buddy !
Thanks dear... it is really a childs play...
DeleteI add a bit of honey to mine. THAT hits the spot.
ReplyDeleteI too would like to try adding a sweetner. Since I'm Vegan I might try some local vegan honey... Probably I'll have to make it on my own... :)
DeleteI add a bit of honey to mine. THAT hits the spot.
ReplyDeleteAnisha ...i just love peanut butter a lot never knew it was this easy ..thanks for sharing ..the snaps are really tempting and very well taken.
ReplyDeleteEven I was surprised to know that this is all it takes... so simple.
DeleteAwesome! Didn't know it was simple cooking. Home made is lots and lots better than store bought, need not worry about the ingredients.
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DeleteHi Anisha :) Made this today with the addition of honey... LOVED it! :) Here is the post... linked u in :)
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Thanks for this recipe! btw.. finally finally made the wholewheat bread too... with a few tweaks... not sure if u remember me mailing u abt it a few months back :) Finally succeeded... will post it soon. For now, you can see a picture of it in my peanut butter post :) Thanks for the simple recipes :)
I'm so glad u tried it... isn't it just awesome... looking forward to ur bread post too... I'm glad it finally worked for u... :)
Deletetalk about discovering simple things!! Loved the recipe and your blog!!
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