Happy Eats!

• 8 cups water
• 2 cups dry pinto beans
• Salt to taste ( after beans fully cooked )

Sort beans and rinse. Put 8 cups of water in a 6 qt. pot.

Add 2 cups of beans, bring to boil, stir and turn the heat off.

Let stand for 1 hour. Turn the heat back on, stir the beans, bring back to
boil.

Simmer gently until beans are soft. Add salt, good measure to start is 1 teaspoon.

Cool the beans to room temperature

Set up food processor with metal blade, process beans in 2 or 3 batches, depending
on the size of your food processor. Add liquid to obtain consistency of mash
potatoes. If beans are too dry add some cooking liquid, 1/4 cup at the time.
Store beans as is, or re-fry with some canola oil in 10 inch skillet to consistency
of your choice depending how you will use them .

Freeze in 1 or 2 cup containers, for 1 to 2 months.

This recipes yields good quality beans with little hands on time.