"The Joneses" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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"hahabogus" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:I'm making a roasted navy bean snack food. Since I like roasted soy
beans I
thought why not.
I cooked up a lb of sorted and rinsed navy beans. They are draining
in a colandar as we speak. Later I'll drizzle them with a little oil
and season them with a granulated garlic, ground chipotle and salt
mix. Then on to a cookie sheet in a thin layer and into a oven at say
400f F, till crunchy.
Does this sound like a valid plan of attack or not? I've never
roasted beans before.
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Maybe you should save half. With the remaining half parboil until
say, half done. Then drain, cool, roast. I'm wondering if just dried
beans would ever be edible?
Edrena
Well I roasted them at 400F for 15 minutes and they seemed to be doing ok
except browning a bit too fast around the edges of the pan. So I stirred
them up, lowered the temp to 375F, rotated the pan and cooked them for an
additional 15 minutes...almost done to a tee at that time. I'll leave
them in the turned off oven to cool completely...They might require a
little addtional roast time to get the crunchiness to where I want it.
But they taste fine, if not quite crunchy enough.
I rethought the spices and went with a roasted red pepper and garlic
spice blend from costco... sprinkled it on the beans and just pamed the
cookie sheet.
For a blind first try it is a winner. Purhaps using the convection was
overkill? Perhaps the starting at 400F was overkill. Thinking maybe I
shoulda used some oil. Things to try next time.
I think parboiled beans would be too hard for teeth to crack. And I have
a whole 3 or 4 lbs of beans left over to experiment on. So it ain't a
complete bust.
Next attempt I'll use the rotissiere and it's basket and spin them while
they roast. Too bad I just now thought of that.
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The house of the burning beet-Alan
It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
Elbonian Folklore