Nut paste is a unique product thatperfectly complements any breakfast. It can be compared with olive oil. After all, both products contain in their composition a huge number of trace elements and vitamins.
Walnut paste is often bought in the store.However, such a delicacy can be easily prepared at home. The result will be a more natural product, without dyes and preservatives. The color of the paste can be light sandy, dark brown, and the texture is smooth or crunchy. The taste of this delicacy can be candy-sweet or, on the contrary, slightly salty. In addition, nut paste can contain exotic nuts and even cinnamon.
How to prepare the nut paste?The recipe can be any. However, to get a tasty product, you must follow a few basic rules, as well as know the basic steps. Of course, the taste of the delicacy depends on the nuts. So, what to choose?
Peanuts are a traditional choice of many housewives.However, do not deprive walnuts, cashews and almonds. First of all, you should carefully consider the flavor combination. For example, cashews can be mixed with a small amount of coconut oil.
Nut paste can consist of variouscomponents. It can be dried fruits. Also perfectly combines different varieties of nuts. You can experiment a bit. If you change the proportions and increase the amount of certain nuts, you can see how much the taste changes. Also nut paste can be made with a stock. It is beautifully stored in glass containers. Such a present in a beautiful jar can be presented to a friend.
Homemade nut paste comes out tasty ifcorrectly chop products. This is best done with a blender. Nuts should be placed in the bowl of the device and grind until they turn into a smooth mass, which in texture resembles butter. Peanut turns into such a paste in just a few minutes. Therefore, the blender should be stopped every 20 seconds and mix the products in it.
In the manufacture of pasta can be usedvarious spices, dried fruits and syrups. You can add maple syrup, cinnamon, salt in combination with chili pepper, ground or fresh ginger, cocoa powder, honey, roasted seeds, vanilla and paprika.
A food processor or blender will allowcombine tastes. If the nut paste stays a little, it will become more fragrant. The main thing is to correctly imagine how certain foods will be combined before cooking the pasta.
You can make a test mix (for sample).To do this, a few spoons of pure nut paste should be mixed with a certain spice. You can adjust the amount of salt or sugar. This method will determine what combination you need.
In the finished mass is to add a little oil. Rapeseed oil or sunflower oil can be added to the nut paste. In addition, you can use a product from olives, but not the first spin.
The oil will make the finished mixture softer in consistency. The most important thing is to carefully combine the products, mixing them in a blender until a homogeneous mass.
To make the nut paste interesting in texture, you can add a little ground nuts into it. The pieces in the finished product will make it more original and tasty.
Also in the paste can be added partiallycrushed raisins or waffles ground in a blender. Ready-made pasta should be stored in a dry and clean container, preferably in a cold place. This product has a shelf life of only a few months.
So how to make nut paste at home? In this there is nothing complicated. For the preparation of classic pasta will need:
Peanuts can be purchased immediately peeled, so as not tospend time and effort. However, it is worth considering that the product must be unsalted, and not fried. Before cooking the nuts should be washed and then dried with a towel. Then spread out on a baking sheet, spreading a uniform layer. A container of peanuts should be placed in the oven. Nuts should be dried for 5 minutes at a temperature of 180 ° C.
Готовый обжаренный арахис необходимо пересыпать в blender bowl and grind. After about a minute, the device should be stopped and the resulting mass removed from the walls of the device. After that, you need to turn on the blender. After another minute, the device needs to be stopped. The mass should be removed from the walls of the bowl and add salt, butter and honey. All components need to be mixed again in a blender.
If the finished composition turns out to be too thick, then you can pour a little water into it. Fluids need to be added as needed. That's all, nut paste is ready.
