Chief Longwind Of The North
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My first attempt at making sunflower seed butter was a disaster. I simply threw a cup of sunflower seeds into my power blender, and expected it to turn into a finished product. It was way too thick, and couldn't agitate in the blender. Soooo, for this attempt, i melted 3tbs. coconut oil, and placed it into the blender. I turned it on high speed. I then slowly added sunflower seeds, letting them become completely pulverized. I tasted the nut butter. It seemed thin, and needed salt, and a touch of sweetener. I added 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1 tsp. stevia in the raw. I blended it for another 20 seconds or so. The flavor was spot on. Due to the friction of the blades and seeds, all was quite warm, almost hot. I poured my semi-liquid nut butter into two, 1 quart mason jars, and placed them in the fridge, several hours later, I gave it a try. The consistency was perfect. I added whole sunflower seeds into one of the jars to make it crunchy, and left the other creamy.
A tbs. of the nut butter, mixed with an equal amount of whipped honey makes a great spread for toast, or glaze for pork. Don't you just love it when you figure out how to make something new? I suspect you could use the same process to make any nut butter you want to make, hazelnut, cashew, pecan, macadamia nut, brazil nut, etc.
Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
A tbs. of the nut butter, mixed with an equal amount of whipped honey makes a great spread for toast, or glaze for pork. Don't you just love it when you figure out how to make something new? I suspect you could use the same process to make any nut butter you want to make, hazelnut, cashew, pecan, macadamia nut, brazil nut, etc.
Seeeeya; Chief Longwind of the North
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