Monday, January 10, 2011

Mom-the-BOMB makes Homemade Peanut Butter!

Somedays I must admit I DO go to bed feeling rather MTB. (mom-the-bomb) These are the days when all 5 children have brushed their teeth, recited their memory verses, played a family game, and read stories together. Yes, rare but growing more and more familiar- these momentary MTB moments have ushered in a new era.

In honor of these MTB moments (dishes done, laundry folded, babies taking naps), I thought I would share with every MTB, MTB in training, or MTB hopefuls a recipe sure to portray to others your mad skills- Homemade Peanut Butter!

Hoody's 5 lb bag of peanuts from Costco

Having 7 people (husband and wife included) stare at 5lbs of peanuts, does not get them eaten. Fortunately however with a workforce of this magnitude, shelling the nuts is easy. It took us about 30 minutes to shell 2 1/2 cups of nuts. It was a great bonding time, even the 4 and 2 year olds helped.

[2-3 tsp] Salt, [2-3 tbs] Olive Oil and [2 1/2 cups] Nuts...
(peanuts-NOT the kiddos :-) )

Last week I splurged... I MUST admit it. A few months ago I spotted this Cuisinart Food Processing gem at Costco for 160$... it came complete with a 14 cup capacity, different attachments, and a nice powerful motor. I had some "want" money so I "wanted" it and I bought it! Not quite sure how you would make PB without it... a food mill, probably ?!

Run in the Processor for about 2 minutes, or until creamy

From here on out it gets pretty easy. Just turn the processor "on" and let it grind up those nuts, oil and salt. To each cup of nuts use 1 tbs oil, and 1 tsp salt (if you want it salted). If the mixture is "clumping" add more oil, one tbs at a time.


YUMM YUMM ! Bread, milk & homemade Peanut Butter!

After the PB is made, scrape the processor bowl clean into an airtight Tupperware or Rubbermaid container (something that seals shut) and refrigerate.. enjoy!

Some potential add-ins-
  1. Honey
  2. Cashew's or other nuts
  3. Different types of oil
  4. Oreo Cookie crumbs (for sweet teeth)
  5. Vitamins, (protein powder/iron/calcium)
Get creative... your an MTB after all!!


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