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Peanut Butter

Source of Recipe


"The Southerner's Cookbook: Recipes, Wisdom, and Stories"



List of Ingredients



• 2 cups roasted, lightly salted peanuts (skins removed)
  
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  
• 2 teaspoons honey, cane syrup, or sorghum syrup
  
• Kosher salt
  






Instructions



1. Put the peanuts in a food processor or high-powered blender and process or blend for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, then process for 2 minutes more, slowly pouring in the oil and honey.
   
   
2. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then process for 3 minutes more, or until the mixture is smooth. Taste, adding salt (start with ¼ teaspoon) if desired, then process for 1 to 2 minutes more to reach the desired consistency.
   
   
3. Store in an airtight container, refrigerated, for up to two weeks.
   
   Makes 1 ½ cups