• Place raisins in bowl
• Pour water over raisins, just enough to cover them
• Wait 10 minutes
• Reserve ¼ cup raisin water and drain
• Transfer to food processor
• Process until you have a thick paste
• Add water, one tablespoon at a time, until you have a smooth peanut butter like consistency
• Store in the refrigerator up to 3 weeks (Can also freeze raisin paste into cubes and be kept in the freezer for months

* Can use 2 teaspoons of raisin paste for each date called for in most recipes