Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Beans as a Thickener

I'm sure many of you have heard about using beans as a thickener. I looked up some information, for those of us who aren't sure how to do it and here is what I found. You can grind your beans (white beans work best for this because of the color) and use 2 Tbl. spoons of bean flour in 1/3 c. of water, mix. I haven't found anything about this suggestion, and haven't tried it yet, but I would think that if you don't have a grinder to grind the beans, you could cook them and mash them really well either in a blender or with a potato masher, and mix in your food.
Try it out, if you haven't yet. Let us know about your experiences.
Michelle

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