Nut butter is one of the most wonderful things on this planet. I love nuts, and I love nut butter. Especially peanut butter. It’s good on almost anything – so perfect for snacks and decadent desserts. Even soups (I have a favorite African soup I make and the secret ingredient is peanut butter!)
Like many people, I grew up with the sugary/hydrogenated oil cheap peanut butter. Most brands make this type, which is strange to me. Why process it more, add more stuff, and then sell it for less? Why not just chop and moosh the nuts and call it good? Because this IS good. SO much better. I actually like Laura Scudder’s brand the best, which has a little salt added in. It’s like perfection in a glass jar. It seems like the main thing that bugs people about buying natural peanut butter is the gross-looking peanut oil that gathers on the top, that you have to stir in before you refrigerate the container. I came up with a brilliant solution, that I am sure a few other smart people have also discovered. Why not take some of this precious oil out and save it for cooking other things later, like curries or soups? How Awesome! So I just scoop out about half of what’s there, putting it aside in another container, and then I stir the rest of the oil into the peanut butter – with no sloshing over the sides! It is great. Here is a picture of my precious peanut oil, after I spilled some of it accidentally.
Anyway, I would suggest doing this, and your experiences with natural peanut butter will forever be improved.
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