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If you, like me, have been wondering how you were ever going to cook all of those beans you've stored, this is the cookbook for you. I am so glad I found it.
Here's the single most important thing I learned from this book: if you grind beans into flour, you can make a great-tasting soup from that flour in just a few minutes. (Rita says 3 minutes, but I cook it for about 10 minutes.)
I have many different types of beans in my food storage: green lentils, red lentils, adzuki beans, baby lima beans, black beans, garbanzos, soybeans, and Anasazi beans. I've made soup with each of them, except the garbanzos and soybeans, and I really liked them all. I'm very pleased to have learned how to use beans without all that soaking and lengthy cooking.
This book has 400 recipes using beans or bean flour. These recipes are simple and, for the most part, have a short list of ingredients. Many of the recipes are vegetarian.
There is also information on storing, grinding, and sprouting beans, as well as cooking tips. The author also provides an index to gluten-free recipes.
Since many of the bean flours used in the recipes are not readily available, the assumption is that you have (or plan to purchase) a mill to grind your beans into flour.
Here's the table of contents:
| Basic Ingredients Used in This Book | Cookies & Bars |
| Equipment & Supplies To Have On Hand | Puddings, Pies, Cakes |
| Better Breakfasts |
Candies using Tofu and Okara |
| Breakfast Drinks and Shakes | Tofu and Okara (Making) |
| Breakfast Breads & Muffins | Cooking Options |
| Quick Breads | Cooking Cracked Beans |
| Yeast Breads | Instant Mashed Beans |
| Dressings | Gluten-Free Baked Goods |
| Salads | Home Canning |
| Dips & Sandwich Fillings | Information Section |
| Sauces & Gravies | Grinding Beans to a Flour |
| Toppings & Coatings | Buying and Storing Beans |
| Seasonings | Sprouting Dry Beans |
| Patties | Preparing Beans for Use in Recipes |
| Loaves | Soaking & Cooking Beans |
| Hearty Bean Soups |
Cooking Bean Flour |
| Casseroles & One-Dish Meals | Publications to Order |
| Side Dishes | Sources for Equipment and Supplies |
| Company Dinners | Index (Gluten-Free Recipes) |
| Snacks | Index to Bean Flour Recipes |
See also:
Manual Grain Mill
Electric Grain Mill