Yesterday the team went for a three hour tour "to the tune Gilligan's island". Anyway what a great day. I don't know if I would ride, if I couldn't race, but a three hour ride with lots of chuckles was a lot a fun as well. I don't think anyone was immune to personal verbal attacks, all in fun, ...I think. Anyway 1200 calories down the drain. Leaving room for some over the edge peanut butter and banana sandwiches for a recovery meal. Ah peanut butter, I eat more than I should, but I started making my own. There are a lot of reasons to make your own, cheaper, tastes better, and I know with a greater degree of certainty whats in each jar. Here goes
Homemade Peanut Butter
Homemade Peanut Butter
2 1/2 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 tsp salt
Add 1/2 cup of peanuts to the food processor. Pulse until the chunks are the size you like for chunky, about 3 or 5 quick pulses. Remove peanuts, and put aside. Add 1 cup of peanuts and do the same, but after they are all chopped, keep the food processor on. This will take about 1 or 2 minutes. The peanuts go through a couple of phase transitions. First you think the food processor is going to explode, then it becomes a large ball, and finally the ball is beaten into submission and peanut butter forms on the sides of the bowl. Spoon out the peanut butter, and repeat with the other cup of peanuts and salt. Add the 2 cups of creamed peanut butter/salt and peanut chunks together in a jar, stirring as best you can.
This is a tad salty, and sort of grainy, not too dissimilar from Reece’s peanut butter cups peanut butter. I don't know if you can add 2 cups at one time or not.
I am going to try other types of nuts next time, like walnuts.
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