Pecan butter without conche

Does anyone have a recipe for really smooth pecan butter that I can make without purchasing a conche? I want to make a pecan and banana spread but can't seem to find any recipes that result in really smooth nut butter like the CS team made.

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tshewman

Ive done pecan butter in my vitamix and it turned out quite well. I was able to use it in making a maple pecan gelato. You will need allot however. Too few and the blender will only spin. You could also try adding a touch of pecan oil as you blend. I roasted mind and blended them while still warm.

coryhansen78

I was just thinking about this last night while paging through Ad Hoc at Home. There are some nut butter recipes in there which simmer the nuts in milk/cream, drain and then puree (in a vita-prep of course). Was thinking about trying the pistachio or marcona almond butter recipe in there sometime soon.

coryhansen78

Todd, dumb question that I've been wondering for a while: Do you use the standard (aka "wet") blade/container or the special "dry" blade/container for this type of thing? I ask as I don't want to f-up my $500 blender....

tshewman

I only have the standard, so that's what I use/abuse. :-) It has stood up well, but I don't take it easy on it either. The waring is in my sights. ;-)

chriswrightcycles

Try a food processor & sieve if you have them. I usually process warm nuts for ~ 10 minutes for a puree then pass them through a #50 sieve. I don't like to add any additional oil but the texture would likely smooth out even more w/ the added oil.

nappylarry1

Let me know how it turns out

coryhansen78

I made the pistachio butter out of the Ad Hoc book tonight. Worked really well.Maybe not as pretty green and pistachio-y as the CS conche version, but quite tasty nonetheless.

I didn't pass it through a strainer; I don't think it needed it.

Plus, a byproduct of the recipe is pistachio infused "half and half"...

Edited to add: I think it would've been much greener had I skinned the pistachios (oops). Was still delicious on brioche with cherry preserves with my coffee this morning..

nappylarry1

That looks great. Perfect for the application I'm using it for.