Questions tagged [peanut-butter]
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How can 100% peanut butter have more protein than 100% peanuts
I am looking at:
100% peanut butter (no added salt, sugar, oils or anything else)
100% roasted peanuts (no added salt, sugar, oils or anything else)
When looking thought different sources, I can always notice the following:
Peanut butter has more…
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What's the most effective way to mix a jar of natural peanut butter?
When you buy a jar of natural peanut butter, it typically has a layer of oil on top, which has separated:
Mixing it can be messy and time consuming.
Aside from slowly and patiently mixing it with a knife, are there any tips and tricks to make this…
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Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich - adapted to ingredients from the UK
Making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the UK. What is required, what is traditional, and what is optional?
Firstly: what type of bread? Must it be white, brown, wholemeal or granary? Are there any significant differences between bread in…
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Why has my recently bought peanut butter such a liquid consistency?
The title says it basically all. Below you see a glass of peanut butter of which the content is partly so liquid you could easily drink it. The label on the glass says "Creamy" but I have never had a glass with such a liquid peanut butter, may it be…
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How long do peanut butter sandwiches last at room temperature?
We're going on a long flight with our family tonight. I prepared peanut butter sandwiches for the kids, and would like to pack it already to avoid the last minute rush (or forgetting them). We're not leaving for another 12 hours or so, and it will…
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Suggestions for easy peanut butter clean-up
I have a family member who sometimes likes to eat peanut butter by itself -- no bread, crackers, etc. For sanitary reasons, we do discourage eating directly from the jar, but that poses a quandary in terms of clean-up. (He also has a habit of not…
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How to unsalt roasted salted peanuts?
I bought roasted peanuts from the market and they have too much salt in them.
How should I reduce the salt in those peanuts as much as I can?
My intent is to make peanut butter.
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Contamination implications of eating peanut butter with a spoon
Say I'm eating peanut butter out of a jar with a spoon, thus presumably transferring some of my saliva into the bottle.
Some research indicates that this sort of double-dipping might be a health hazard if the food is then going to be consumed by…
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How to loosen peanut butter in a sauce
When making a peanut butter based sauce, how can I loosen the peanut butter and even out the consistency ? I tried adding a bit of hot water and mixing them, but even after simmering for a while in the pan with frequent stirring I still found clumps…
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Idiomatic combinations of peanut butter, jelly, and bread
Is there a reason why, at least in the US, that:
1) on dry bread, we typically eat peanut butter AND jelly, not one or the other;
2) but on toast, we typically eat either peanut butter OR jelly, not both?
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How to prevent filling getting squeezed out of chocolate coated candies?
I made some chocolate coated peanut butter candy-eggs, and after I dipped the first egg in chocolate and set it on the rack to cool, the filling is getting squeezed out. How can I prevent this?
For context, here's the recipe I'm using
2 lbs (.9…
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How to salvage hardened peanut butter from jar bottom
How can I salvage hardened peanut butter from the bottom of the jar? Is there anything I can put in it that will soften it but also add to the taste, or at least not affect it negatively?
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How to roast peanuts on the gas stove without getting the brown spots?
I have the iron kadhai and gas stove.
When I roast the peanuts (without exterior shell) they get the brown spots on them. Of course I do keep on moving the peanuts in the kadhai but still I can't move my arm terribly fast since I have to move it…
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Why does peanutbutter become dry when mixed with orange zest and juice?
Last night I mixed some peanut butter (consisting only of peanut and peanut oil) with some orange zest and raisins. After adding the orange zest the peanut butter became too dry to my liking so I gave the orange a good squeeze. Much to my surprise…
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How to spread peanut butter that is required to stay refrigerated?
I recently bought some "natural" crunchy peanut butter from Harris Teeter. Other than natural my only other description is the oil rises to the top when it isn't stirred for a while. There is a very large message on the top that says:
Refrigerate…
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