Blended Dried Beans For Babies

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup dried pinto beans or 1 cup dried kidney beans or 1 cup dried navy beans or 1 cup dried garbanzo beans, etc
• 3/8 cup breast milk or 3/8 cup infant formula

Recipe

• 1 rinse and pick over 1 cup of dried beans. soak in water overnight or boil for 2 minutes, then let sit 2 hours.
• 2 drain off the soaking liquid, and add 3 cups fresh water. bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer, covered, until the beans are tender (30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the kind of beans).
• 3 skim the surface of the pan often as the beans simmer.
• 4 drain, and blend with breast milk or formula, using more or less to get the thickness you need.