Sunday, October 6, 2013

ALMOND & CASHEW BUTTER SPREAD

Kitchen tip # 77
by CHEF Kishore
Your Personal Chef.

Today let me teach you how to make 

Almond & CASHEW BUTTER SPREAD





Nutty , buttery smooth , packet with Almond flavor . This recipe is a children's favorite.

Ingredients:-


150 gm broken Cashews (they are cheaper)
300 gm Almonds (crushed under a rolling pin/belan)
75 gm Honey. 
pinch of grated cinnamon 
Pinch of Grated nutmeg .
2 drops of Vanilla extract.
30 ml of sunflower oil .
1 tablespoon Ghee .

Method :-


In a non stick frying pan put 1/2 tablespoon of ghee,add the cashews&roast until golden,keep aside,heat 1/2 tablespoon of ghee & add crushed almonds & fry for a bit ,keep aside to cool . 

When the almonds and cashews have cooled down completely put them in a blender,add a pinch of grated nutmeg,cinnamon& 2 drops of vanilla extract.Add 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil to the blender and blend until it liquefies and starts looking like butter .
Add a pinch of salt and some honey and run the blender again until the mixture smoothens .(keep adding oil &honey as required) keep scraping the mixture off the grinder jar & blending it until it acquires a super-smooth buttery texture .

Transfer the smooth paste into a wide mouthed sterilized glass jar with an airtight Lid . 

You can use this as a spread for ur dessert sandwich , cookies sandwich , cake filler , stuffing for dessert croquettes , biscotti 
sandwiches ,Candies ,use it to make fudge ,add it to flavored yogurts to make a sweetened dipping sauce for crepes ,chopped fruit crudites etc or Use it like you use peanut butter or Nutella .

Footnotes :-
**Store this spread in the fridge to avoid the butter going rancid and to avoid oil separation . If any oil raises on top , just stir it well and its ready to use .

**Shelf life in the fridge Max 20 to 30 days . It will go Rancid after that . 

**If u intend to make a healthier variation,then substitute honey for stevia or sugar free .

** Use a clean dry spoon every time to avoid contamination. 

**If u r making this for Kids , u can even substitute milkmaid instead of honey but that will change the complete recipe altogether. 

**This is good substitute for people who have a peanut allergy. 

**This butter can be made with only cashews or only almonds too 
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Kishore