A cultured-style, dairy-free butter base made from cornmeal and cashews.
Prep:10 mins
Cook:5 mins
Total:15 mins
Yield:1 batch
Notes
No lactic acid? Just increase white wine vinegar to 3/4 tsp, apple cider vinegar to 3/4 tsp,
and add 1/2 tsp lemon juice.
Ingredients
Curdle
1 tbspsoymilk
1/8 tsplactic acid (see note for lemon juice sub)
1/8 tspwhite wine vinegar
1/8 tspapple cider vinegar
1/8 tspmaple syrup
Base Ingredients
1 1/4 cupswater
2 tbsp + 1 tspcornmeal
1/3 cupraw cashews
2 tspgolden flaxseeds
1/3 cuppotato flakes
1 1/2 tspDiamond Crystal salt (or ~ 1/2 to 3/4 tsp sea salt)
1/4 cupwater (for blending)
Instructions
In a small bowl, mix the lactic acid, white wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, and maple syrup, and then add in the soymilk all at once. Set aside to curdle.
Add 1 1/4 cups water, cornmeal, raw cashews, and golden flaxseeds to a small saucepan.
Bring to a low simmer and cook 5 minutes, until the cornmeal is just soft. Turn off the heat and let it cool down for a few minutes.
Transfer the cooked base mixture to a high-speed blender.
Add potato flakes, salt, and 1/4 cup water. Blend for 4 1/2 minutes until smooth.
Turn off the blender. Add the curdled soymilk and blend 30 seconds more.
Pour into a pint mason jar or similar. Cool, then refrigerate. Clean the blender right away.