Peanut butter recipe
or homemade peanut butter recipe:
PEANUT
BUTTER OR HOMEMADE PEANUT BUTTER is a delicious and healthy food paste or
spread made from roasted peanuts. Some additional ingredients used in it to modify
the taste and texture of the peanut butter such as salt, sweetner and oil.
PEANUT
BUTTER is served as a spread on bread, toast or crackers and is used to make
sandwiches. It is used in a number of breakfast dishes and desserts.
PEANUT
BUTTER is a good source of protein, vitamins and minerals like magnesium, potassium
and zinc. It contains fiber and a remarkably rich source of manganese, niacin,
vitamin E and phosphorous.
PEANUT BUTTER is very nutritious. It has
potassium as well as protein, which lower the risk of high blood pressure,
stroke and heart disease. It also contains fiber for bowel health. It is also
good for bones and muscles.
Making
peanut butter at home is very easy and requires very less ingredients. Roasted peanuts
go through a few stages on the way to becoming smooth, shiny and soft peanut butter.
The homemade peanut butter is very cheaper, healthier and taste better than
store bought stuff.
Ingredients for peanut butter:
1. Peanuts-250 grams
2. Salt- a pinch
3. Honey-1 tbsp(optional)
4. Oil- 1 tbsp(optional)
How to make peanut butter or homemade peanut butter:
1. Take 2 cups of peanuts. Heat a pan
and add the peanuts into the hot pan to dry roast.
2. Roast the peanuts on low flame until
it nicely roasted and the colour of peanuts slightly changed.
3. Remove the fried peanuts from
flames and keep it for cooling.
4. Take the fried peanuts on a towel
or in polythene and rub them nicely to remove the skin of peanuts.
5. Transfer the peanuts to a plate
from towel or polythene and blow the skins from peanuts.
6. Take the peanuts in a blender jar
and grind it. First, it will become in powder form. Stop and scrape the side of
the jar. Add a pinch of salt, 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp honey. Oil and honey are
optional. You can skip the step. In this stage, you can also add sugar. However,
I have not added here.
7. Now again grind the peanuts for 30
to 40 seconds. Stop and open the lid and check the peanuts. It became to a
paste form now.
8. Scrape the sides of jar. Close the lid and
again grind for 10 seconds. Now you can see a smooth, shiny or glossy and soft
paste. The peanut butter is ready.
9. Transfer it to a glass container.
Close the lid of container and store it in refrigerator.
How to make peanut butter with step- by -step photo:
STEP-1: Take 2 cups of peanuts.
STEP-2: Heat a pan and dry roast the
peanuts.
STEP-3: Roast
the peanuts on low flame until it nicely roasted and the colour of peanuts slightly
changed.
STEP-4: Remove
the fried peanuts from flames and keep it for cooling.
STEP-5:
Take the fried
peanuts on a towel or in polythene and rub them nicely to remove the skin of
peanuts.
STEP-6:
Transfer the
peanuts to a plate from towel or polythene and blow the skins from peanuts.
STEP-7: Take
the peanuts in a blender jar and grind it.
STEP-8:
It will become in
powder form. Stop and scrape the side of the jar.
STEP-9:
Add a pinch of
salt, 1 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp honey.
STEP-10: Again,
grind the peanuts for 30 to 40 seconds. Stop and open the lid and check the
peanuts. It became to a paste form now.
STEP-11:
Scrape the
sides of jar. Close the lid and again grind for 10 seconds. Repeat the process until
a smooth, shiny and soft paste form will not come.
STEP-12:
Check the
peanut butter. Now you can see a smooth, shiny or glossy and soft paste. The peanut
butter is ready.
STEP-13: Transfer
it to a glass container.
STEP-14: Close
the lid of container and store it in refrigerator.