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Organic Almond Butter Religion
The almond butter faith
We believe in almonds, and we like almond butter more than peanut butter. Almond butter is quite expensive, even when it’s NOT organic. The premium for the ORGANIC label makes it even higher.
DIY
We make our own organic almond butter from organic raw almonds.
Raw almonds are much cheaper by the pound than almond butter. Buying in bulk makes the price almost reasonable!
Making our own almond butter means reusing the same glass canning jars again and again. Less waste all around.
almonds + electricity + time = almond butter
We start with a quart of organic raw almonds. They are roasted on a cookie sheet in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. After they cool down, we put them in the food processor and grind them up with the cutting blade for about 10 minutes, or until they reach the desired consistency.
While they are grinding, we add a quarter teaspoon of salt for flavor. A quart of almonds yields about a half quart of almond butter.
Lessons learned
We used to start with the raw almonds in the food processor. If would take as long as an hour to produce almond butter, and get the machine very hot…
