One of the things I want to make sure I do as a parent is teach my son how to cook. My husband can "cook", but it's pretty much limited to heating up pizza in the microwave, and stirring Kraft macaroni & cheese on the stove. {There is a long-held myth that Dan can make Lasagna, but it has never been proven, so it remains part of the oral tradition} For Aidan, I want him to have a entire repertoire of basic recipes at the least; so far, so good. He's quite capable of making himself eggs and/or an omelette. He still calls over-easy "poppin' eggs", which I love to hear as it is reminscent of the little boy in there somewhere. He has to be watched, though, because his ability to cook eggs (scrambled, o/e, omellette, etc) means he will eat them often and I fear he will face cholesterol problems in the future. He also likes making pizza dough and topping the pie. Cookies? Yep. Cakes & brownies from a box? Yes. Boiling pasta? Uh-huh. Today's experiment was homemade peanut butter.
Ingredients are simple:
(note: I used lightly salted so I didn't add any salt to the recipe)
Equipment:
1 Cup and 1 Tablespoon measures, and a food processor.
Literally the easiest thing.
2 C peanuts, 1-2 T peanut oil. (Start with one, add as needed- the peanuts release their own oil)
Blend until smooth.
Voila! Homemade peanut butter. And a bonus, 'how to make PB & J's'.
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