Bean Flour

[Guest guest]

Can beans be ground up to make flour and used in place if whole wheat flour for

baking? Do the beans have to be cooked and then dried first before grinding

them? I'm thinking of the dry bean pkgs. you can buy at the grocery store when

I'm talking about beans.

[Guest guest]

There are bean flours in some gluten free flours. I've seen black bean flour,

garbanzo bean flour and pea flour. It does have a different taste and some

people do not like it.

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> Can beans be ground up to make flour and used in place if whole wheat flour

for baking? Do the beans have to be cooked and then dried first before grinding

them? I'm thinking of the dry bean pkgs. you can buy at the grocery store when

I'm talking about beans.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the warning.

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> Yes you can do this - but Google first - there is a bean that is

poisonous if eaten uncooked.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks, I have some 9-bean soup mix from Costco and I'm wondering if I can grind

it up. It's good to know I don't have to cook the beans and then dry them

before grinding.

At the grocery store this weekend there was a good-sized bag of chickpea flour

for $3.99 so I picked that up to give it a go in baked goods.

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> I grind all sorts of beans into flour.  True, some need to be cooked, but

they GET cooked when you cook whatever you are making.  I make flatbreads,

muffins, breading, breads, etc. with bean flour (I am celiac, so gluten free

here) and I don't worry about cooking any further than what the final product

would be.   I do use my own beans that I grow in the summer and dry (13

varieties) but I can't see there being any difference in store bought bagged

beans.

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[Guest guest]

Maybe you could try something like this: http://www.netplaces.com/indian-food/bread-basket-roti-ki-tori/chickpea-flour-flatbread-missi-roti.htm . can probably suggest a replacement for the whole wheat that would work.

Re: Bean Flour

Thanks, I have some 9-bean soup mix from Costco and I'm wondering if I can grind it up. It's good to know I don't have to cook the beans and then dry them before grinding.

At the grocery store this weekend there was a good-sized bag of chickpea flour for $3.99 so I picked that up to give it a go in baked goods.

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> I grind all sorts of beans into flour. True, some need to be cooked, but they GET cooked when you cook whatever you are making. I make flatbreads, muffins, breading, breads, etc. with bean flour (I am celiac, so gluten free here) and I don't worry about cooking any further than what the final product would be.  I do use my own beans that I grow in the summer and dry (13 varieties) but I can't see there being any difference in store bought bagged beans.

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the websites, some great info. there. I especially liked the

tealightfull website for some tips on how to use chia as binder in recipes using

alternative flours.

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> So far I like this article the most talking about Rice Flour and the

> different combinations of gluten free flours.

> http://www.ehow.com/how_5708482_bake-brown-rice-flour.html

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> <http://www.ehow.com/how_5708482_bake-brown-rice-flour.html>I also found

> this post:

> http://www.tealightfullyours.com/gluten-free-flour-mixes/TeaSmittenMomma

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