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so.....that's it?? peanut-butter is just peanuts in the blender?? there is nothing more to it??
In the Netherlands most of the PB you can buy is 100% peanut in the ingredient list and you just choose smooth or with chunks.
fun-fact: Butter is a protected name in the Netherlands and as a result of that, they can not have peanut-butter. Just pindakaas (peanut-cheese and no, i'm not making this up)
Yeah, though many like Calve, I prefer the home-brands. But in Sweden it's less common and not nearly as good. So this could be perfect for making peanut sauce as well.
Apparently the butter lobby is stronger than the cheese lobby. Somewhat ironic, given they both come from milk.
Right, they're indeed all called peanut cheese but I figured I'd just sound crazy if I said it like that... Helaas, pindakaas.
I have a t-shirt that says "Unfortunately peanut butter".
I make it in a food processor once every 2 weeks or so. Thats it. I buy salted peanuts, so literally just dump the bag of peanuts into the thing, hit the button and watch for about 5 minutes
In the US, many brands also have some oil and / or sugar.
If you don’t have to stir or refrigerate it, what (general) you use isn’t one of them.
yup
You can make other nut butters as well! We make both peanut and almond butter at home. We add a bit of olive oil to the almonds to help them grind.
On a decent jar of peanut butter the ingredients are just peanuts and salt. In the US you can get it with a lot more ingredients for cheaper if you want. I've never made it, but I eat a ton of the stuff.
Same here in Australia. My favourite brands are ~~Mayer's~~ Mayver's, Simply Nuts, and Pic's.
It's just so much cheaper to make than to buy now. A 380g jar can be $6.30 AUD, when I can get a 1kg bag of peanuts for... $10 AUD? And it's 1kg of peanut butter.
I never ever saw Mayvers in Perth. Had to move to Singas before I discovered it. Choice!
Not sure why this is the first comment I am seeing mention salt. Unsalted peanut butter is rare, and definitely tastes worse. I am sure people sensitive to sodium or whatever appreciate it, though.
Sure is. I love dark roasted peanut butter, so whatever peanuts you get (I got blanched and de-skinned. I think some people use raw), roast them to whatever darkness you want.
It's pretty magical to see it go from whole peanuts to crumbly peanuts to smooth butter.
Thanks for the conformation! Now I gotta do this
ps: Don't call me, I'm out buying peanut!
Have fun!! Drop questions here if you need any help. It's nearly bed time for me, so will have to get back to you in the morning if you're not making it straight away, haha.
I am glad you said it, i was thinking it and i felt like an idiot for not knowing.
It's even worse .... i felt like an idiot for not ~~knowing~~ having done it already
I really don't know what I was expecting, but definately not this...
neither did I, but if this is it then i'll go out and buy peanuts today