Today was a day to roast up my nuts for making my own nut butter.

The nuts in the cloth are hazelnuts that must have the skin rubbed off before grinding into butter. The top are the roasted almonds that when cooled will just pop into the blender to make nut butter. So easy and yummy alternative nut butters. Just roast the nuts on a pan in a 350 F/190 C oven for 12 to 15 minutes depending on the nuts. Make sure the hazelnut skins are splitting so you know they are done. The almonds should look lightly toasted when you cut one in half.

Simply add toasted nuts to a high speed blender and use the damper to push nuts down as you blend. And voilà you will have the best nut butters at a fraction of the cost of store bought ones. Enjoy.