Hummus Made with Dried Beans Is Better Than Canned - CHOW Tip

Donna Sky, owner of Love & Hummus, shares a quick tip for those of you who make hummus at home. In fact, two tips: one is that dried beans are best. And that old tin of baking soda may have just found a whole new purpose.

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Sometimes when you make hummus from scratch the beans can create a gritty texture. The way to avoid that is to add a teaspoon of baking soda for every pound of dry garbanzo beans. If you use dried instead of canned you're going to get a much more buttery hummus. Soak them eight to twelve hours. Rinse them off and then boil them for an hour and fifteen minutes. Blend with any of your favorite hummus recipes and you have hummus as it should be. Creamy, buttery, delicious, and you can eat it with anything.

[bonzaibb]

I think I've tried from scratch at least 10 times. I just can't get it as smooth as from the can not to mention its so easy no heating and just use a stick blender. I will give it one more shot although I think I tried this method allready.
The only way mine ever came out decent from scratch is when I tediously removed the skins off every bean its a lot of work. Trader Joes sells Organic BPA free canned chick peas for $1.30

[johndoe]

They're also called Garbanzo beans!

[mbs]

@NobbyKNobbs i agree, the beans are better than these pebbles ive been buying!

[TheLMack]

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[NobbyKNobbs]

Ah dried hummus beans. So that's the secret! I've been using stone pebbles.

[headapollo]

I love how on YouTube even videos about making hummus are riddled with sexist comments. Oh no wait, I hate that.

[AtanasL]

@amerreda44

they're the exact same thing.

garbanzo is just a greek word for it.

[Rturroo]

i wish she would have done a "Your doing it all wrong" in order to be more specific on making hummus :/

[bonzaibb]

@amerreda44 Ditto Garbanzo and Chick Peas are the same type of bean.

[amerreda]

@ihfppl hummus are chick peas in arabic.

[dimplesbrave]

Umm but that aren't beans! That's chickpeas!

[Sleepyhead]

Can I eat this with Doritos consomme?

[hieuishangry]

@amerreda44

theyre the same thing.

[EHCBunnyreal]

I always used dried garbanzo beans. We don't boil the beans we soak them overnight and use the processor to grind them into puree.

Cooked hummus? Gross!!

[amerreda]

Hummus is literally "chick peas" in arabic. That's your problem. I have never in my entire life seen anyone make Hummus with garbanzo beans. don't do what this woman said. Hummus is chick peas and Tahini, thats it!