Just a little curious

My little guy found this fabric and insisted on a quilt.  That was almost a year ago.  I've been in a funk and did not do anything that I wanted to do. 

Slowly, ever so slowly, I'm pulling myself out and have been sewing.    The top is done but I still need to sandwich, quilt and bind.   My goal it finished by the end of January! 

Almond Butter

A dear friend of mine said that she had made homemade peanut butter.   I have peanut butter in the cabinet but did not have almond butter.  Shannon and I love almond butter, though I do not enjoy the steep price tag that it carries.    Today I experimented!   

I searched for a recipe online and found a great Raw Almond Butter recipe here.  

I followed the recipe as it was written, however, I did not use the honey or the salt.  I may eventually decide to add honey for a sweeter almond butter.  But for now I really enjoyed how this turned out! 

Here are some snapshots of the stages the almond butter went through as I was making it.

Into the food processor they go.

After 2 minutes.

and at 4 minutes

at 6 minutes

somewhere between 8-10 minutes...I'm not sure

and this is the finished product in the food processor.

And in a 2 cup canning jar!  

I LOVE how it turned out!  I am very excited to try making other nut butters now.