This is a great suggestion for those of us needing dairy-free ideas for food storage. I can't wait to use this for those in my family who can't do dairy. Thanks for the tips- keep them coming!!!
Lindsay
· 7 months ago
I'll have to check out that book for sure, I'm always looking for more ways to use beans. It's the one vegetable my kids love!
Melissa Ringstaff
· 7 months ago
I love this! We are vegetarian, but I could use vegetarian chicken seasoning instead! I can't wait to try this. Thanks!
gaby
· 7 months ago
I love the book that;s one of my favorites one. you will love it something that you can do with beans when you are baking is using white beans instead of butter or oil .and its amazing that does not taste the beans and it;s healthy give a try in most of the recipes works!!!! I have only fail in like 2 recipes but other then that it's a favorite one. I cooked them, blended with their water and put it in ice cubes and anytime that I need it I just melt the beans and used it. and it's impressive to see how much I save because I don 't use batter any more I only buy 1packet of butter a month and love it!!!!!
Andrea
· 7 months ago
I am way excited to try this. Thanks for all your hard work!
HW
· 7 months ago
I thought wondermills couldn't grind beans, only wheat.
jweiss08
· 7 months ago
HW, We wouldn't LOVE the WonderMill so much if it only ground wheat. Straight from the owners manual you can grind:
Wheat (hard and soft) Oats Rice Triticale Dried Pinto Beans Dried Green Beans Popcorn (unpopped) Split Peas
Buckwheat Spelt Kamut Rye Millet Sorghum (Milo) Dried Mung Beans Soybeans Dried Field Corn.
I love the ideas everyone is sharing. It's so fun to discover the many ways you can actually use beans. I need to change my remarks on BabyStep 6 ...
I ONCE said this: "I have a confession to make. I kind of hate this step! I don’t like using my own dry beans. I like canned beans. I have made a few soups that were ok and I could LIVE off of, but I haven’t figured out how to make beans a part of my regular diet. I am going to work on finding other sources of protein, or keep searching for ways to use legumes a little more."
hahahah
Michelle
· 7 months ago
How long can you store bean flour? I want to try this but pulling out my grinder every time I need bean flour will probably keep me from doing this as often as I should.
Krystal
· 7 months ago
THANK YOU! My baby is allergic to dairy, and I've had such a hard time finding things to store that DON'T have milk in them. Our family doesn't really eat beans, but now I'm going to start storing them for this purpose. :)
gaby
· 7 months ago
MICHELLE YOU CAN STORE BEAN FLOUR IN THE FREEZER FOR A LONG TIME OR IN TH REFRIGERATOR PROBABLY AROUND 3 MONTHS SO IT KEEP THEIR NUTRITION.
GOOD LUCK!!!
Megan
· 7 months ago
We've been discovering beans even more lately too. They really are so versatile and filling. We are big fans of good old rice'n'beans, though we have lots of different variations so we don't get tired! I've never even heard of bean flour and this sounds like something I might really use! Thanks.
For people who are intimidated and don't know where to start, I often recommend starting with lentils. They are so great, they soak up and cook up faster than beans, they are even milder in taste than many beans, and they are great baby food! My little guy has some kind of lentil stew almost everyday. I freeze a bunch whenever I make up a pot. Add a little applesauce and he LOVES it. The easiest thing on earth is to cook lentils and pearled barley together. Add whatever broth and veggies you want and you have a super quick super nutritious super CHEAP super filling super yummy soup/stew.
ooh! one other suggestion, then I'll stop, LOL! I'm always trying to convert people to beans on toast. I discovered it when I was in London on study abroad. People eat it there all the time, for breakfast, snack, whatever. It's so yummy. It's best to do it with baked beans or pork'n'beans (whether you buy the canned kind or make it yourself) then just pour it over toast and eat! very toddler friendly!
gaby
· 7 months ago
well Megan I'm glad that you bring that up!! because I'm form Mexico and one way that we eat beans is in french bread we cut it in half then in like bread sizes we put refried beans and some mozzarella cheese on the top and put it in the oven so the cheese can melt. and ready to eat we like it as a breakfast and we put some salsa on the top is s really really really good!!!!!! try it. and crystal she just teach us how to make french bread so let give it a try all together I promise you will like it!!!
Elizabeth Golly
· 7 months ago
I am SOOO excited!!! i can never seem to remember to buy enough of cream of chicken soup or cream of mushroom soup ! but i always have beans in my food storage oooh i can' t wait to try this out on my husband!!!! yay.. thank you beth
Jen
· 7 months ago
That recipe worked SO well. My family detected no change in last nights casserole. I'm anxious to experiment with making cream of mushroom & cream of celery. If I could just find a good tomato soup recipe I could bottle, I'll be jumping for joy!
jweiss08
· 7 months ago
That's so exciting Jen. We can't tell either and it's SOOOOO much healthier (and cheaper)
Jodi
· 7 months ago
So I just have to comment here that that sweater and the lighting of the camera plus me standing next to T-A-L-L Julie makes for a not so flattering picture of my figure in this video. Sad for me. Just try ignore how ugly I look. haha.
p.s. I used bean flour and water as the base for a delicious potato soup recipe. It was fantastic. My family couldn't tell a difference and it was SOOOOO much less fattening!
Rita Bingham
· 7 months ago
Wow, I'm SO impressed that you all are "getting into" this bean thing! I've loved beans for more years than most of you have been alive, but it took people like Jodi and Julie and Crystal to make it FUN!
The 3-minute soups can be made with any white bean, red lentils, brown lentils (if you don't mind the yukky color!), and green or yellow peas. Pea soup is beautiful when only cooked for 3 minutes rather than for hours. I love drinkable soups. Great for summer or winter.
My next favorite way to use bean flours is 5-minute bean dip. Just pink, pinto or black beans, water, cumin, chili powder and salt and you have an amazing fat-free bean dip! You can make up a mix of the dry ingredients for an "almost instant" snack or side dish.
In Country Beans, there are over 130 recipes using bean flours. They're great in cookies and muffins too!!
ctdaffodil
· 7 months ago
I'm gonna be humming that song all day now..... the more you eat the more you.....
I use black beans (canned) in my stuffed peppers....and have started to sneak pureed beans (ala Crystal) into baked goods....Nobody know but me... There are all these little frozen bean purees in my freezer...(in .25 & .33 cup blocks) - I actually used .66 cup of cannellini bean puree to stretch chicken gravy for potpie...(didn't need to make another batch of gravy) - It worked great!
I'm gonna get the bean flour from Bob's Redmill at the store now.....
Emily
· 6 months ago
I'm not sure if you're still checking up on this post or not...but I do have a question. I bought all my dry beans before I found your website...so I only have red kidney beans, chilli beans and maybe some black beans. So...can I use these instead of white beans in baking and the cream of chicken substitute...or only white beans. Just wondering. Thanks
Jodi -- Food Storage Made Easy
· 6 months ago
I think that it would still work with darker beans, it just would have a funny color. If you go ahead and try it, let us know. I'd be interested in seeing if it works!
Emily
· 6 months ago
Sorry...just one more question....I just went down and looked at what I have and I have 1 pail of garbanzo beans. Are they are "white" bean...or are they different? Could I use them in baking? Thanks so much. You guys are absolutely amazing. I live on your websites : )
Jodi -- Food Storage Made Easy
· 6 months ago
Garbanzo beans have a different texture than regular beans. We mostly only use them for making hummus. I'm not sure if you could grind them for the white bean flour. Sorry for not having a better answer!
Give LDS Gifts
· 6 months ago
I made puree out of canned garbanzo beans and used it in waffles and bread (breadmaker). No one could tell the difference and it turned out fine.
I have started to use my own flour now and love it. I'd like to have a set ratio to use...I do better with recipes than just eyeballing it. Do you have any bean flour to water ratio to recommend?
Jodi -- Food Storage Made Easy
· 6 months ago
So far what I've done is if the normal white sauce is 1/4 c. butter, 1/4 c. flour, 1 c. water ... I just do about 6 T. of bean flour with the 1 c. of water and it seems to make the correct amount. Hope that helps a bit!
kdonat
· 3 months ago
My biggest concern has always been the fuel required under emergency conditions to cook beans even with a pressure cooker. I've been in the habit of storing the smaller driedn beans and legumes (green and yellow split peas, lentils, mung beans, adzuki beans) since they take much less time and energy to cook after a soaking. But bean flour is a great idea! You ladies ROCK !
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something that you can do with beans when you are baking is using white beans instead of butter or oil .and its amazing that does not taste the beans and it;s healthy give a try in most of the recipes works!!!! I have only fail in like 2 recipes but other then that it's a favorite one. I cooked them, blended with their water and put it in ice cubes and anytime that I need it I just melt the beans and used it.
and it's impressive to see how much I save because I don 't use batter any more I only buy 1packet of butter a month and love it!!!!!
We wouldn't LOVE the WonderMill so much if it only ground wheat. Straight from the owners manual you can grind:
Wheat (hard and soft)
Oats
Rice
Triticale
Dried Pinto Beans
Dried Green Beans
Popcorn (unpopped)
Split Peas
Buckwheat
Spelt
Kamut
Rye
Millet
Sorghum (Milo)
Dried Mung Beans
Soybeans
Dried Field Corn.
I love the ideas everyone is sharing. It's so fun to discover the many ways you can actually use beans. I need to change my remarks on BabyStep 6 ...
I ONCE said this:
"I have a confession to make. I kind of hate this step! I don’t like using my own dry beans. I like canned beans. I have made a few soups that were ok and I could LIVE off of, but I haven’t figured out how to make beans a part of my regular diet. I am going to work on finding other sources of protein, or keep searching for ways to use legumes a little more."
hahahah
GOOD LUCK!!!
For people who are intimidated and don't know where to start, I often recommend starting with lentils. They are so great, they soak up and cook up faster than beans, they are even milder in taste than many beans, and they are great baby food! My little guy has some kind of lentil stew almost everyday. I freeze a bunch whenever I make up a pot. Add a little applesauce and he LOVES it. The easiest thing on earth is to cook lentils and pearled barley together. Add whatever broth and veggies you want and you have a super quick super nutritious super CHEAP super filling super yummy soup/stew.
ooh! one other suggestion, then I'll stop, LOL! I'm always trying to convert people to beans on toast. I discovered it when I was in London on study abroad. People eat it there all the time, for breakfast, snack, whatever. It's so yummy. It's best to do it with baked beans or pork'n'beans (whether you buy the canned kind or make it yourself) then just pour it over toast and eat! very toddler friendly!
beth
p.s. I used bean flour and water as the base for a delicious potato soup recipe. It was fantastic. My family couldn't tell a difference and it was SOOOOO much less fattening!
The 3-minute soups can be made with any white bean, red lentils, brown lentils (if you don't mind the yukky color!), and green or yellow peas. Pea soup is beautiful when only cooked for 3 minutes rather than for hours. I love drinkable soups. Great for summer or winter.
My next favorite way to use bean flours is 5-minute bean dip. Just pink, pinto or black beans, water, cumin, chili powder and salt and you have an amazing fat-free bean dip! You can make up a mix of the dry ingredients for an "almost instant" snack or side dish.
In Country Beans, there are over 130 recipes using bean flours. They're great in cookies and muffins too!!
the more you eat the more you.....
I use black beans (canned) in my stuffed peppers....and have started to sneak pureed beans (ala Crystal) into baked goods....Nobody know but me...
There are all these little frozen bean purees in my freezer...(in .25 & .33 cup blocks) -
I actually used .66 cup of cannellini bean puree to stretch chicken gravy for potpie...(didn't need to make another batch of gravy) - It worked great!
I'm gonna get the bean flour from Bob's Redmill at the store now.....
I have started to use my own flour now and love it. I'd like to have a set ratio to use...I do better with recipes than just eyeballing it. Do you have any bean flour to water ratio to recommend?