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Beyond Peanut: A Nut Butter Taste-Off and a Plea to Nottingham's Bakers

Beyond Peanut: A Nut Butter Taste-Off and a Plea to Nottingham's Bakers

We bought four jars of nut butter available on UK shelves — hazelnut, pistachio, walnut and almond — ate them off a spoon and then baked them into brownies and shortbread. The results are a guide to what actually works in a home oven, and an argument that Nottingham's bakery counters could stand to loosen up a bit.