The secret to amazing nut and seed butters

This is probably not news to any of you, but today I was delighted to discover the secret to smooth, delicious, easy-to-make seed and nut butters: lightly roast the nuts or seeds first! I think I read this online once (and as we all know, everything you read online is true!).

Today I roasted 2/3 of a cup of pecan nuts with 1/3 of a cup of sunflower seeds, then I zhoozed them in the blender with some sunflower oil (yes, I know.) and a little salt. It would have been even better with honey, but in the absence of that, it was still utterly delicious - and the perfect basis for my wonderful Nut Butter Loaf of Great Awesomeness.

Yet again, hyperconsumptionism has resulted in Photographic Evidence Deficit Disorder. My bad.