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Recipes

Pinto Bean Bread

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Prep Time: 2.5 hours
Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups lukewarm milk
  • 2 packages yeast
  • 2 cans pinto beans, mashed
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp butter, melted
  • 5-6 cups whole wheat flour

Instructions

  1. Open caned pinto beans and rinse. Place in a microwaveable bowl. Microwave for 2 minutes. Remove beans from microwave and mash with a fork.
  2. Combine the milk, beans, sugar, salt, butter, and 1 tbsp of the flour.
  3. Stir in the yeast and wait for it to bubble (if it doesn’t bubble in 5 minutes, get new yeast.)
  4. Stir in 5-6 cups of flour to make a kneadable dough.
  5. Knead 5-10 minutes, until satiny.
  6. Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease dough. Cover with a clean, damp cloth and let it rise until it doubles (approximately 1.5 hours.)
  7. Punch down and shape into 2 loaves.
  8. Place in a greased loaf pan, let rise again (approx. 1.5 hours.)
  9. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or until thumps hollow on bottom.

Nutrition Facts

Pinto Bean Bread Nutrition Facts

  • Number of Servings Per Container: 32
  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 120
  • Total Fat: 2g, 3%
    • Saturated Fat: 1g, 4%
    • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Cholesterol: less than 5mg, <0%
  • Sodium: 130mg, 6%
  • Total Carbohydrate: 21g, 8%
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g, 12%
    • Total Sugars: 2g
      • Added Sugars: <1g, 0%
  • Protein: 5g, 10%
  • Vitamin D: 0.19mcg, 0%
  • Calcium: 40mg, 3%
  • Iron: 1mg, 6%
  • Potassium: 200mg, 3%