Nut Butter by Carolyn Cesario, Julie Sullivan

Nut Butter by Carolyn Cesario, Julie Sullivan ISBN-13: 9781449499488 Hardcover: 176 pages Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing Released: Sept. 10, 2019

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
NUT BUTTERS is a guide for those looking to make their own nut butters, as well as to incorporate more nut butter into your life in a healthy way. After making countless nut butters over the years, from some major hits (Cinnamon Snickerdoodle was a happy accident) to some, well…odder, concoctions (don’t ever make balsamic nut butter!), Julie and Carolyn share their wisdom so that you can make the perfect nut butter at home, too. All recipes will be peanut-free, gluten-free, dairy-free and refined sugar-free … but they’re so delicious that you wouldn’t even know it! You'll come away with the tools and know-how to make your own nut butters, as well as some helpful tips and recipes on how to use nut butters in your everyday cooking.


My Review:
Nut Butter explained how to make your own nut butters and how to use nut butters in other recipes. The authors have a small business that makes nut butters with no refined sugar or added oils; just nuts, seeds, spices, and a touch of honey if desired. They provided information on 12 common nuts and seeds and described how to make these into nut butters, from buying and storing them to toasting and food processing them. You only need the minimal ingredients, an oven, and a food processor. Then they provide 18 recipes for nut and seed butters, from plain almond butter to mixes like Cinnamon Snickerdoodle. Finally, they provided food recipes that used these nut butters (for example, adding them to smoothies). There were 11 recipes for breakfast, 8 for snacks, 8 for dressings and sauces, 14 for savory dishes, and 13 for deserts. Overall, I'd recommend this book to people interested in making their own nut butters.


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