Bobby Hansen, is the spunky, inventive spirit behind the road of stone floor, nutrient-dense, natural nut and seed butters often called Bae’s Butters. Bobby grew up cooking together with his mother and grandmother who he describes as an “FBI” (full-blooded Italian). Collectively they made Italian classics from scratch together with pasta, meatballs, pizza, polenta and gnocchi; his grandfather even made wine from their basement. Immersed in Italian meals heritage, it was virtually destined for Bobby to search out his ardour in cooking.
Like most who discover their option to Nashville, music drew Bobby right here. After attending Le Cordon Bleu in San Francisco and touring to Italy and France to cook dinner, he finally relocated to Nashville to pursue a profession in cooking and music.
The concept for a nut butter line got here to Bobby when he was centered on his well being, which made him rethink all of the peanut butter he was consuming. He determined to change from peanut to almond butter as a more healthy various, because it provides extra fiber, nutritional vitamins, and minerals, together with the oxygen transporter, iron.
“I’m a chef. I ought to be capable to make my very own almond butter,” he tells me, and thus started his journey to create the proper one. After utilizing his meals processor to make chunky almond butter, he turned to the web to discover a methodology to make the superbly easy texture he craved. Throughout his quest, he got here throughout a YouTube channel of a uncooked meals fanatic who spoke about stone grinding. Bobby quickly realized that stone grinding— a sluggish, low warmth course of, preserves the vitamins of the nuts and seeds whereas producing the graceful consistency he was after. In 2017 he bought his first stone grinder, began experimenting, and by no means seemed again.
Since then, Bobby’s assortment of stone grinders has grown from one to 5, all of which he makes use of to craft the complete line of tasty Bae’s Butters in a West Nashville commissary kitchen. He handcrafts every butter in small batches, roasting and grinding them to perfection, leading to flavorful, easy butters. They’re filled with love, adorned with the unicorn named Bae, and offered at farmers markets and retail retailers round Nashville (equivalent to Demeters Widespread and Oh My Chives).
Whether or not it’s his culinary background or his inventive spirit (possibly each), Bobby is consistently experimenting with distinctive taste combos to create new, progressive, and seasonal recipes.
The Bae’s Butters lineup at present has an fascinating number of flavors, together with his mainstay almond butter, in addition to cashew butter, pumpkin seed matcha butter, and tahini to call a number of. In case you go to the Bae’s Butter sales space on the 12 South, Hip Donelson or Richland Park markets, you’ll be able to pattern the butters firsthand. You’ll most certainly discover Bobby behind the desk, wearing his signature overalls and Preds gear, prepared to talk. “Probably the most rewarding elements of operating Bae’s Butters,” Bobby tells me, “is the connection I discover with my clients. Folks in Nashville help native and so they have been ardent supporters of Bae’s Butters, for which I’m grateful.” Native Nashville corporations help Bae’s Butters too. East Nashville’s Caity Pies incorporates Bae’s Butters of their scrumptious pie recipes. The Nashville Farmers Market juice bar and The Fountain of Juice carry Bobby’s handmade snack bars for a fast power recharge.
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