Do you know the recipe for the best peanut butter?

Who of us watched American movies? Yes, there are none. Many things for us in them are unusual, incomprehensible, for example, why they go to shoes at home. Agree, each one asked himself this question, but we also always looked with interest on the menu of those who live so far away from us. Very often all in the same films we saw that people always eat peanut butter for breakfast, make sandwiches for school and work, and this product there is as familiar as for us butter butter. And so I want to try something new and so far from us. Now you have such an opportunity, because we will tell you today the recipe for peanut butter, yes, yes, the same one, and you will make it at home and with your own hands.

Where did the tradition come from peanut butter?

To say exactly who first prepared the favorite product in many countries is now difficult. In general, peanuts have been consumed for hundreds of years, and on the American continent information about it can be found even a thousand years before our era. The ancient Incas valued the natural product, used it for food, after gradually peanuts began spreading around the world - first appeared in Africa, then in solar Spain, further in the countries of the west and reached our country.

Pasta or butter was prepared for a long time, but if to speak about official data, it is 1890 year. Since that moment, the product has entered into the lives of millions of people, but it was all so. One doctor named John Kellogg, who was also a nutritionist, made the discovery that peanut butter is an excellent alternative to meat, fish and all products of animal origin, it is useful, nutritious and can make up for the deficiency of protein and other essential substances. It can also be suitable not only for vegetarians, but also for those who, in general, have intolerance to meat products, who can not chew them for some reason or other.

Warning! Though peanut butter, the recipe of which you will learn later, was an alternative to different foods, but you must remember that nuts are a product that has a high risk of causing allergies. Be carefull!

So, the production of the product was put on stream, and now it is known in all corners of the world, but, unfortunately, to know and to be able to buy are two different things. The fact is that not in every provincial city you can find that very peanut paste from the films. Moreover, in our country it often happens that the quality of the product is an order of magnitude lower than somewhere abroad. But you can buy peanuts almost everywhere and make peanut butter at home, which will be most useful - without additives, preservatives, dyes and other harmful substances.

For information! To choose a good pasta in the store, you should look at the composition, which should be only peanuts, butter, a small percentage of salt and sugar and some additive for preserving the delicacy. The oil has a brown tint, a pleasant peanut flavor, a consistency of thick sour cream.

Benefits and harms of peanut paste

Assistant to our health

Oil is very useful for our body, because it contains many vitamins - group B, PP, E, A, D, macro- and trace elements - copper, magnesium, potassium, zinc, phosphorus. Also there are amino acids, protein, linoleic and folic acids, vegetable fat, biotin in the product. All this composition as a whole benefits health, about it further.

• Beneficial effect on the state of the cardiovascular system.
• Is the prevention of oncology.
• Helps burn fat.
• Reduces the risk of vascular obstruction.
• Beneficial effect on the body during various kinds of lung diseases.
• Due to the content of coarse fibers, the product saturates the body, has a positive effect on the digestive system.
• Because of its useful composition it helps to increase immunity.
• Magnesium is useful for people suffering from diabetes.
• Antioxidants in the composition help remove from the body free radicals, harmful substances that provoke cancer and other diseases.
• Beneficial effect on the nervous system, kidneys and liver.

That's interesting! The main supplier of peanut butter today is America. More than 50% of the harvested crop goes to produce the product. But South America also does not lag behind, so, on the shelves we can see the oil from Chile and Argentina.

Of course, peanut butter made by own hands, diversify your menu, decorate everyday life, improve your mood. Just imagine that one sandwich can fill the deficit of fiber per day by 6-8 grams, while the norm is 25-30 grams. But it is worthwhile to warn people with excess weight, because the calorie content of the product is 588 kcal, which is quite a lot. A peanut and seeds are similar in many respects to the fact that it is difficult to refuse products, I want more and more. So watch your weight.

Is there any harm?

Well, about the allergenicity of the product, high calorie content, we already said. Therefore, anyone who can have an individual intolerance and excess body weight, oil is contraindicated. In the norm is about four spoonfuls of canteens per day of this treat. You also need to remember that an overabundance of fiber can also have its side effects - a blockage of the stomach, nausea, vomiting. During pregnancy and lactation with paste, you need to be very careful, it is better to consult a doctor beforehand. Well, we turn to the most interesting - this is the answer to the question of how to make peanut butter itself at home.

Recipes for delicious peanut paste yourself

Option first

We will need:

• peanuts - 2 glasses or 500 grams;
• sunflower oil, but you can take another - olive, corn, peanut - 6 tablespoons;
• sugar - a spoon, it is better to take cane( brown) or honey - 2 table spoons;
• salt - half a teaspoon.

Prepare the pasta. Nuts first rinse, then fry them. It is better not to buy a ready-made fried product immediately, but do it yourself, so, the oil will be more useful. The frying is done without oil for 10 minutes in the oven at a temperature of 180 degrees or in a frying pan. After that, pour the nuts into a food processor or blender and thoroughly grind. We introduce the remaining components, again we interfere. If the creamy consistency has not turned out, then pour in a little more oil.

Tip! If you are not a lover of sweet, then prepare the paste without honey, adding a little more salt to taste.

Variant of the second

We will make a real treat for children and adults - with cocoa.

We will need:

• peanuts - 500 grams;
• cocoa powder - about two tablespoons with a slide;
• butter creamy in 35-40 grams or two or three spoons of melted product;
• sunflower oil or other - 3 table spoons;
• cane sugar - 3 table spoons.

Prepare a chocolate dessert. Again, mine and fry 10 minutes peanuts. The oil is heated in a microwave or in a water bath. We connect it with sugar and cocoa powder. In the combine crush the nuts, add the same butter with cocoa and sugar, then mix everything well. Next, you need to pour in the vegetable oil, mix everything again. Store the product in the refrigerator. Remember that peanut butter according to the recipes cooked at home, will not be stored as a purchase for 6-12 months, because this is a natural product.

Tip! You can also use non-roasted peanuts, as you like, just experiment and find the best combination. You can also add vanilla, cinnamon or other spices to taste. Do not forget to peel a roast peanuts from a peel.

As you information - simple, useful and affordable. Prepare the pasta soon and enjoy your appetite!