Use Your Food Processor To Make Homemade Nut Butters In Minutes!

Use Your Food Processor To Make Homemade Nut Butters In Minutes!

Nut butters are deceptively easy to make, if you have a good Food processor. The Food processor will do just about everything for you; you just assemble the ingredients and turn the machine on!

Peanut Butter

Peanut Butter is definitely the most popular of the nut butters. This is a somewhat strange fact since the peanut isn't even a nut; it is actually a legume. Homemade peanut butter really only requires one ingredient: roasted peanuts. Simply put the desired amount of peanuts into the work bowl of your food processor fitted with a multipurpose blade. Turn the food processor on and process until it reaches the desired consistency, scraping down the sides as needed. That's all you need to do for a basic peanut butter.

You may want to add oil to the peanut butter for a more buttery mouthfeel. Two teaspoons per cup of peanuts will do the trick; add it after the peanuts are well processed to avoid pooling oil. A pinch of high quality sea salt can also be a welcome addition.

Almond Butter

Almond butter can be made with raw or roasted almonds. It is, however, a much more difficult task when working with the raw nuts. If you don't possess a high quality food processor, use roasted nuts. Almonds are similar in texture to peanuts. Follow the same instructions as above when making almond butter.

Sunflower Seed Butter

This technically is not a nut butter, since it is made with seeds. It does, however, resemble a nut butter in flavor and nutrition. That is why I am including it in this list. Sunflowers have a lower fat content than most nuts and as a result sunflower butter greatly benefits from the addition of oil. First, process the desired amount of sunflower seeds until they are well ground and resemble sand. Then add one tablespoon of oil per cup of sunflower seeds. Process until creamy, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. The subtle light flavor of avocado oil works quite well in this nut butter. Salt to taste, if desired.

Pumpkin Seed Butter

Here is another seed masquerading as a nut in this butter. Just like the sunflower seeds, this will require the addition of extra oil to achieve a creamy texture. If you are able to get your hands on pumpkin seed oil, it is certainly the best choice for this recipe. Follow the same instructions as with the sunflower seed butter, but increase the oil to one and a half tablespoons per cup of pumpkin seeds.

Cashew Butter

Cashews make an excellent nut butter, one which you should certainly try if you haven't already. It is extremely buttery without the addition of any extra oil. Place the cashews into the work bowl of the food processor and turn on. Process until creamy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Salt to taste, if desired.

Pine Nut Butter

Pine nuts naturally have a buttery flavor and consistency, making them an excellent choice for a nut butter. They require no extra oil to achieve a creamy texture. For optimal flavor, toast the pine nuts in a dry pan over medium heat for two to three minutes. Transfer to the work bowl of your food processor and process until done, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Salt to taste, if desired.

The Best Food Processor For Making Nut Butters

This is one of the more difficult tasks you can ask your food processor to do, even more so if you are working with raw nuts or seeds. This type of Job shouldn't be attempted with a cheap, poorly constructed food processor. You will need a well powered machine with sharp blades. To find the best food processor for making nut butters and so much more, read thousands of customer reviews at FOOD PROCESSOR REVIEWS and utilize the helpful buying guide at the site.

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Ground Meat and Your Food Processor

Ground Meat and Your Food Processor

Dont use a small Food processor. Buy good quality meats to grind up. Choose a nice Pork or beef roast about 3 - 5 lbs, or chicken or turkey breast meat that is boneless and skinless.

Cut up the meat to the size of a 1 inch square or approximate thereof. Arrange the meat chunks on a bakers tray, cookie sheet, or something equivalent. Line the tray with parchMent paper first. Place these trays into the freezer for 20-30 minutes. Check to make that the meat is not completely frozen. The meat should only be semi-frozen. Chicken or turkey will not take as long as Pork or beef so time it carefully. Once you learn the timing just set your timer and relax somewhere.

Take the meat chunks out of the freezer and remove them from the trays. Put about 7-8 pieces of meat into your Food processor machine. At this point, you could even add some herbs and spices if you wish. Turn on the Food processor and pulse until just the right consistency.

Put it into a large bowl. Continue to process all the rest of the chunks of meat until you have all the meat ground up. Remember, keep the chunks of meat semi-frozen because the food processor cannot process the meat unless it is semi-frozen. You may want to place some pieces back into the freezer for a few minutes. Once all the meat is ground, take about 1/2 lb of the meat and place into a sandwich bag. Do this to all the meat.

Put several of these bags into a gallon size freezer bag and freeze until you need some. So buy good quality meats and never buy ground meat again. You will know exactly what is in the meat and the quality. No unknown parts, just pure meat. Your recipes will never be the same and with the small packages you have created no more waste either.

Congratulations, you have just made your own ground meat. This is so easy, anyone who owns a food processor can do this. Its easy, quick to thaw, and ready to go. You can even make your own ground sausage once you start doing this. So, have fun.