i want to make a different type of peanut butter using macadamias or some other nut but have been told the oil content of these may be too low for this to be possible. I want any recipes or info on oil content percentages so i can see which nut is closest to the peanut in oil content.
2006-10-17 19:07:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
most nuts make nut butters, it is just that peanuts are so cheap and so hard to digest if they are not ground to squirrel poop. A lot of commercial peanut butter has the peanut oil extracted ( it is used for high temp frying, and is expensive) and cheaper oils like Canola substituted. Most nuts actually have excess oil for making butters and it will float to the top. you can just mix it back in or use it on salads or for cooking. The problem in making nut butters is finding a good grinder for the nuts.
ps Peanuts are not really nuts but a legume, like peas that grow underground, just a bit of trivia.
2006-10-17 19:21:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not vegan or vegetarian but I buy many different kinds of foods. I have a family including a child, so I stop of on an abundance of produce. Honestly, meat is what costs alot more then the veggies. My shopping bill comes to around 400 a month, but this is for 2 adults and 1 child . 3 square meals a day and two healthy snacks. 2 meals always include meat, sometimes breakfast will, but thats only once or twice a week. If I dropped meat out of our family diet, My bill would probably drop about a hundred dollars. I don't just buy beef, but we also eat chicken and pork and fish and whatever else they are selling. I think alot of people think that vegan/vegetarian diets cost more...that isn't true, its just different. I don't think Nuts and Tofu would cost more then meat. I could survive very easily one 185 a month on a omnivorous diet, so im certain I could easily survive on that on a vegan diet. Rice and Patatos and vegan pastas/grains are extremely cheap. And if you buy veggies and fruit that are in season, well then those are pretty cheap. I think 185 would be comfortable for a 1 vegan a month.
2016-05-21 22:48:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Butter" (that is, spread for bread or crackers or like that) can be made of literally any nut. (Soybean oil can be added for those that are too dry to process to a creamy consistency.) Almond, cashew, hazelnut and walnut butters are available commercially -- try your local "natural" or "organic" food store if the regular supermarket doesn't stock them. Or, you can make your own in a food processor.
2006-10-17 19:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by Dick Eney 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have seen cashew butter.
http://www.vegsoc.org/info/nutsseeds.html
This company makes a variety of nut butters:
http://www.futtersnutbutters.com/
I think that many nuts can be made into butters.
http://www.barryfarm.com/How_tos/how_to_nut_butters.htm
I'm a lancenut, and a little too buttery.
I'm trying to spread myself thinner!
2006-10-17 19:24:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can use any kind of nut, put in food processor if it looks to thick add peanut oil as needed
2006-10-18 14:02:07 · answer #5 · answered by juicy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PEANUT butter. PEANUT.
You would end up with macadamia butter if you used them.
2006-10-17 19:15:21 · answer #6 · answered by shogun_316 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cashews make cashew butter not peanut butter
2006-10-17 19:10:29 · answer #7 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can do almonds or cashews too. I would advise against macadmia unless you live in hawaii or have a tree. It is hella expensive.
2006-10-17 19:14:36 · answer #8 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't have any recipes, but I think Macadamia butter would be fantastic! If you do get a recipe, please let me know!
2006-10-17 19:13:05 · answer #9 · answered by cgroenewald_2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yummy. I haven't thought of that before. Thanks.
2006-10-17 19:14:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋