PLANTAIN SEED ‘PEANUT BUTTER’

PLANTAIN SEED ‘PEANUT BUTTER’

Plantain is growing everywhere and we learned about not picking things that are near sprays, heavy foot traffic, pets etc. I harvest the younger looking seeds and peel them off of their long stem. Once I had about a half a cup I roasted the seeds on a low temp of 200 degrees for about 45 minutes. I was experimenting so I took them out and tasted them until that fresh plant taste was gone and it starts to feel crunchy and bring out a nutty flavour.

Once roasted to my liking, I added it to a grinder and buzzed it gently with nutritional yeast, brown sugar and a pinch of salt. Afterward I added it to a mortar and pestle with some ground flax to bring out the flavours.

I eyeballed my butter and tasted it as I added it as I wanted a grainy consistency to resemble peanut butter. Added the warm butter to parchment, rolled it up tightly, refrigerated, and cut when ready.