Pinto Bean Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups lukewarm milk
• 2 packages yeast
• 2 cups pinto beans, mashed
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons shortening, melted
• 5 -6 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 combine the milk, beans, sugar, salt, shortening, and 1 tablespoon of the flour.
• 2 stir in the yeast and wait for it to bubble.
• 3 if it has not bubbled in 5 minutes, get new yeast.
• 4 stir in 5-6 cups flour, to make a kneadable dough.
• 5 knead 5-10 minutes, until satiny.
• 6 place in a greased bowl, turning to grease dough.
• 7 cover loosely with a clean damp cloth and let rise till double.
• 8 punch down; let rise again.
• 9 punch down; shape into 2 loaves.
• 10 place in greased loaf pans.
• 11 bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes, or until thumps hollow on bottom.