nut pastes

[MightyD]

can nut pastes (almond, hazelnut) be substituted with nut butters?

[Wendy DeBord]

First, can you check the ingredient list on the nut butter, to see what else if anything it may contain?

Generally you could sub. one for the other in many recipes, but definately not all recipes.

[rickster]

Don't pastes contain sugar and butters do not?

[MightyD]

yeah, i think they generally do contain sugar but am not sure about the butter bit.

[miladyinsanity]

I'm pretty sure nut butters don't contain sugar.

Think peanut butter.

[chiantiglace]

depends on who makes it.

Butters are usually considerably softer than pastes plus smoother so be careful in what you sub and how. Even the stage you incorporate it may be different.

(ie) If your doing a mousse that calls for (a) amount of chocolate and (b) amount of paste and you want to sub butter the procedure may be different for you. The procedure may suggest to heat the paste with the chocolate or seperate and add and follow through the recipe. While with butter, depending on type and brand, heat may not be a good idea. May want to beat it into the cream. All depends on what you have and what you want to replace.

But Wendy is right, you could pretty much sub for anything as long as you understand the difference.