If you’ve been trying to get away from nut butters, or just want to try something new, soy nut butter could be your ticket away from nut butter town. But, do you know the benefits that almond butter has, or the reasons that you should consider staying in town a little longer? Well, whatever your reasons are for looking at either of these spreads, we’ll help you decide which one you should ultimately spring for. [...]
How to Make Your Own Corn Flour
Corn flour, also known as corn starch in some places, is that magical, powdery substance that contributes crispiness to whatever you put it in. However, while corn flour is certainly cheap and easy to obtain at the supermarket, you could also just make it yourself! With nothing more than some fresh corn, an oven, or a dehydrator, you can end up with a huge amount of homemade corn flour with very little effort! How Can I [...]
How to Make Homemade Barley Flour
Barley flour might not be especially common, but it is actually a super versatile and delicious ingredient to have around the house. In fact, barley flour probably came about before regular wheat flour, and has been used for thousands of years as a cheap, simple, and surprisingly starchy flour useable in all kinds of breads and doughs. But instead of hunting down a packet of barley flour at your local supermarket, why [...]
8 Best Coconut Extract Substitutes: The Definitive List
Does your recipe call for coconut extract but you don't have any handy? (This happens to me all the time - I'm always substituting something for something else.) And fortunately, I have good news - there are lots of great substitutes for coconut extract out there. (And also some bad ones. I'll talk about those in a minute.) Let's dive in! 8 best coconut extract substitutes The best coconut extract [...]
Is Eating Peanut Butter as Healthy as Eating Peanuts?
Peanut butter is made from peanuts, but does that mean that it’s as healthy to eat as peanuts? And what are the health benefits of peanuts, anyway? Peanut butter and peanuts have similar nutrition stats, with peanuts slightly edging out peanut butter in terms of being slightly lower in calories, fat, and carbs. In addition, it can be easier to monitor portion control of peanuts compared to peanut butter. Eating [...]
What is Nut Butter?
Nut butter is a staple that most of us have in our pantries. You can use nut butter in cooking, baking, and on its own as a quick protein source. Nut butter is also kid-friendly! But what IS nut butter? Nut butter is a high-fat paste made from grinding up nuts. Pretty simple, right? Well, there’s a bit more to it than that! We’ll go into what nut butter is in more detail below! What is nut butter? Nut [...]
