Filbert Spread

Many kinds of nuts can be ground fine and used as spreads on rolls, bread, or muffins. Sweetness can be provided by adding a banana or ground dates or other dried fruit. Nuts contain healthy fats and no trans fats, and walnuts are high in n-3 fatty acids. That means that nuts are heart-healthy. Here are some recipes for nut spreads.

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup filberts
1 1/4 cup water
1 banana
Pinch of salt to taste

Directions
Put filberts and water in blender and blend until smooth. Add banana and salt and blend some more. Use as a spread on bread in place of butter or margarine.

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Marcella Lynch, in Cooking by the Book, p. 103. Copyright 1994. Third Printing 2000. Used by permission. Available for sale from LifeLong Health: 503.656.7446 or 800.533.9355. $19.95 plus $4.85 shipping. 

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