David Harmon wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 10:09:52 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, Janet Wilder
> > wrote,
>
>>Exactly. I take my time with my roux. One recipe I have calls for the
>>roux to be the color of peanut butter. I keep a jar of peanut butter
>>nearby just to match the color. Prolly a little anal of me <vbg>
>
>
> Peanut butter is made from roasted peanuts. I assume that the
> recipe calls for them to be roasted until they are the color of
> peanut butter.
>
>

It can be made from raw, unroasted peanuts, some people prefer it.

I like to use a bit of garlic in my home made peanut butter, i got
hooked on it after purchasing garlic roasted peanuts in our local China
town.

And if using the Chinese 5 spices peanuts a bit of dark sesame oil
complements any peanut oil nicely.
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JL