Natural Hazelnut Butter

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 cups hazelnuts, roasted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 general directions food processor: place roasted hazelnuts in food processor container with all-purpose blade.
• 2 process to coarse butter texture, about 3 minutes.
• 3 gradually add sugar, salt or other ingredients through feed tube.
• 4 scrape down sides; continue to process until desired texture is achieved, 4 to 7 minutes.
• 5 blender: place roasted hazelnuts and 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in blender container and grind to meal on low speed.
• 6 continue to blend on low for several minutes, scraping down sides of container as required and adding another tablespoon of oil, if necessary.
• 7 when butter is fairly fluid, blend on high for 2 to 3 minutes or until desired texture is achieved.
• 8 gradually add other ingredients and blend on low until thoroughly mixed.
• 9 for crunchy butter: stir in 1/4 cup roasted, chopped hazelnuts or raw sunflower seeds to finished butter.
• 10 these butter recipes are for"old-fashioned" butters with no stabilizers; if they are kept refrigerated, very little oil separation will occur.
• 11 shelf life is about 3 months in the refrigerator.