Old-fashioned Peanut Butter: Food Processor Method

Description

Peanut & Pecan Recipes by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, public domain government resource—original source of recipe

• Yield: 1 cup smooth or 1½ cups chunky peanut butter.

Ingredients

• 2 cups roasted peanuts (with or without red skins)
• ½ tsp salt (omit if salted peanuts are used)
• 1 tbsp oil

Directions

1. Place ingredients in food processor.
2. Using the metal blade, process ingredients continuously for 2 or 3 minutes.
3. The ground peanuts will form a ball, which will slowly disappear.
4. Stop machine.
5. Scrape the sides of the container with a rubber spatula.
6. Continue to process until the desired smoothness is obtained.

Notes

• For chunky style peanut butter, stir in ½ cup chopped peanuts after the processing is complete.
• Peanuts with red skins may be used, but do not confuse skins with outer shells! The resulting red flecks do not affect the flavor.