I Always Knew My Family Was Nutty!

Today my family went "nutty" over Clinton's homemade peanut butter. Thursday night, Clinton and Benjamin went to the Bishop's Storehouse with the other YM/YW, parents, and leaders from church to fill orders for customers.

I guess at the end of the evening, they were told they could take some of the extra bread and peanuts home. Clinton and Benjamin came home with some sandwich rolls and 2 bags of nuts. One of the bags of nuts was peanuts. Clinton shelled the whole bag of nuts on Saturday and thought he would make homemade peanut butter with the kids today. They were amazed at how few nuts there were compared to what it looked like before they were shelled. Still, there were enough nuts to make a first-time tried small batch of homemade peanut butter. Justin and Emma both helped him make it. Emma was very cute, she asked Clinton if we needed to get out the "butter" when they were making it. It seems logical to expect that you would add that ingredient to peanut "butter". Clinton was very pleased with how it turned out. Everyone had a peanut butter or peanut butter and peach jam sandwich with their lunch. The family is excited to continue to eat it up. We'll see how long it lasts.

Here is the recipe that Clinton followed from http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/homemade-peanut-butter-recipe/index.html. The one difference is that he did not have peanut oil, so he used vegetable oil and a little bit of olive oil. I'm sure it would taste even better with the peanut oil. If there is a next time making it, I would definitely be interested in trying it out.

Homemade Peanut Butter

Ingredients

15 ounces shelled and skinned AB's roasted peanuts, recipe follows
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil

Directions

Place the peanuts, salt and honey into the bowl of a food processor. Process for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Place the lid back on and continue to process while slowly drizzling in the oil and process until the mixture is smooth, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Place the peanut butter in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.