I need peanut butter help
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I need peanut butter help
My daughter brought me six jars of homemade peanut butter that she made, but it has already separated. How on earth would I stir this up without breaking a wooden spoon or bending a metal one? Is there something I can stir in that will help it stay mixed? DH loves to put peanut butter and honey on his bagels, can I blend that in, and will it stay mixed? If I can't find a way to get it blended, I will end of giving it to my dogs but the spoonful as a treat. I do hate the idea of wasting so much goodness. Any ideas?
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It is normal for peanut butter that does not have all kinds of chemicals, preservatives added to separate... You just take a butter knife & start at the top, stir a little bit, go a little deeper, stir some more, and a little deeper, you work your way to the bottom. As you start using it you give it a good stir each time & it gets easier each time. Been using (natural) peanut butter all my life, have never broken a spoon or bent a knife. Enjoy it, it is the best!
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I would try freezing a jar to see if it will keep it fresher until I got ready to use it. Everything else freezes , that should too. I would try at least one to see. Just my thought.
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My daughter brought me six jars of homemade peanut butter that she made, but it has already separated. How on earth would I stir this up without breaking a wooden spoon or bending a metal one? Is there something I can stir in that will help it stay mixed? DH loves to put peanut butter and honey on his bagels, can I blend that in, and will it stay mixed? If I can't find a way to get it blended, I will end of giving it to my dogs but the spoonful as a treat. I do hate the idea of wasting so much goodness. Any ideas?
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Turn the jar upside down to get the oil in the bottom. Then I usually pour it into a container like those Pyrex bowls with the red lids, stir and refrigerate. Doesn't separate and is a lot easier to get what you want without getting it all over your hands and counter.
#8
I buy Natural Peanut Butter all the time. I set it on my pantry shelf upside down until ready to open (i keep 2-3 on hand). Then when I open I use one beater in my mixer and get the oil beat back into it. Then keep in fridge as I use it. I love natural PB as there are no sugars added.
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I make my own peanut butter and don't add oil at all. I use one jar of dry roasted peanuts, 1/4 cup splenda, 1 tsp. sea salt. Put all that in a food processor and turn on. It will make a big clump and you might think it's done but don't stop. The clump will all smooth out as the oils are brought out and It will become real creamy. I then store in the fridge. Yummy and no added oil.
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