Walnut Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups walnuts, shelled
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon honey (or more to taste)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional) or 1 teaspoon roasted saigon cinnamon (optional)
2 teaspoons walnut oil (or grapeseed or canola oil or see Walnut Oil)

Preparation

Soaked walnuts: This method will remove some of the tannin and bitterness from the walnut skin, and offer a more textured walnut butter. Soak walnuts overnight, drain and discard the water. Then, toast the walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet at 350\u00b0F for up to 15 minutes to dry them out (don't allow them get dark). Cool the walnuts before making them into butter.
Toasted walnuts: To enhance the sweet, nutty flavor of walnuts, toast them before making them into butter. Walnut butter with toasted walnuts will provide a coarse textured finished product. Toast walnuts in a single layer on a baking sheet at 350\u00b0F for 8 to 10, or until fragrant. Cool the walnuts before making them into butter.
To make the butter: Put the walnuts in the bowl of a food processor and grind them until they become sticky or paste-like. Add the salt. Add the oil, a little bit at a time until the walnut butter binds together. Add the honey and/or cinnamon to taste.