Almond Butter Food

ALMOND BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Spread the almonds on a baking tray and roast for 10 mins. Remove and allow to cool.
• Put into a food processor and whizz for 12 mins, stopping every so often to scrape the sides down, and finish with a drizzle of honey. Serve spread over malt loaf or wholegrain bread. Will keep in the fridge for up to 3 weeks.

HOMEMADE ALMOND BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the almonds on a rimmed baking sheet and bake, shaking the pan halfway through, until golden and fragrant, about 8 minutes. Transfer the almonds to a food processor and add 1/2 teaspoon salt, then process until it is a smooth paste, about 5 minutes. Add the honey and continue to process until combined. With the machine still running, slowly drizzle in 2 tablespoons oil. Thin if desired with the remaining tablespoon oil.

ALMOND BUTTER

Steps:

• Finely grind 1 cup roasted almonds in a food processor, then add 2 teaspoons vegetable oil and a pinch of salt and blend into a smooth paste. Store in the refrigerator, in an airtight container, for up to 2 weeks.
• Photograph courtesy of Ben Goldstein

ALMOND BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the almonds in a food processor. Process on high until ground almonds begin to form a ball. Drizzle olive oil over almonds and continue to process, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of the bowl with a spatula as needed. Store in an airtight container.

ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350* and line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat together almond butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Add beaten egg and baking soda to almond butter mixture and beat until well combined.
• Roll 1 teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in sugar then place on cookie sheet.
• Place dough balls one inch apart on cookie sheet and either leave as little balls (which is how we like them) or flatten with tines of fork making a cross pattern.
• Bake until slightly puffed and a golden pale, about 10 minutes, careful not to over cook.
• Cool cookies on parchment paper about 2 minutes and then transfer with spatula to rack to cool at least 10 more minutes.

ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, brown sugar, and butter.
• Beat until fluffy.
• Add almond butter, almond and vanilla extract and egg, mix well.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
• Mix dry ingredients together with a fork or wire whisk.
• Add dry ingredients to the peanut butter mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well.
• Scoop dough with a 1 1/2-inch cookie scoop.
• Place 2-inches apart on cookie sheets lightly sprayed with Pam.
• Dip fork in 1/8 cup sugar and flatten dough with a criss-cross pattern.
• Lightly sprinkle sugar on the cookies.
• Bake at 375°F for 6-9 minutes until golden brown.
• Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for one minute.
• Put cookies on wire racks to cool completely before putting in a cookie jar.