I started with 1 cup of whole dried pinto beans.
I put them through my wheat grinder and got about 1 1/2 cups of bean flour.
Then, I mixed the flour with 2 cups of cool water and then added it to 2 cups of boiling water. I stirred it with a whisk until it boiled, reduced the heat and cooked 4 more minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
For flavor, I added a package of taco seasoning (1/4 cup bulk bought at Costco) and then made the dip according to the recipe. These inexpensive beans are great for burritos or any other place you would use refried beans.
This is participating in the Make It from Scratch Carnival at It's Frugal being Green. Tweet
7 comments:
brilliant! i've always wondered if that would work. your other option would have been the pressure cooker, but i'm scared of mine...
Very nice! I keep forgetting that I can run the beans through my wheat grinder!
what a great tip!
I wanted to let you know that I linked to this on my weekly link roundup. Thanks for the great idea! (post can be found here)
I am going to have to try this! Sometimes I want refried beans but I forget to make them until it is too late. That sounds so quick and easy. I have ground beans in my grain grinder before but I have just used the flour in baking.
I was curious...what kind of wheat grinder do you have? I'm looking to buy one and want to be sure it will handle grinding beans well.
How well do you like yours? Is there anything you wished it did or didn't do?
Simple and quick - this is great!
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