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Recipe Tags: Weeknight Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Occasion North American Healthy Breads Beans American Southwestern United States Oven Kid Friendly Grains Dietary Low Cholesterol Native American Comfort Food Inexpensive Healthy 2 Yeast Low In Something Pasta Rice And Grains Taste Mood Equipment Number Of Servings 4 Hours Or Less

Pinto Bean Bread

Delicious, light, different high protein bread. A great use for leftover beans, if you ever have any. You can leave out the middle rising but the bread will be more dense.

Steps

Combine the milk , beans , sugar , salt , shortening , and 1 tablespoon of the flour.
Stir in the yeast and wait for it to bubble.
If it has not bubbled in 5 minutes , get new yeast.
Stir in 5-6 cups flour , to make a kneadable dough.
Knead 5-10 minutes , until satiny.
Place in a greased bowl , turning to grease dough.
Cover loosely with a clean damp cloth and let rise till double.
Punch down.
Let rise again.
Punch down.
Shape into 2 loaves.
Place in greased loaf pans.
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes , or until thumps hollow on bottom.

Ingredients

milk, yeast, pinto beans, sugar, salt, shortening, flour