"Ricavito" > wrote in message
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> Anyone have any experience making flour from fava beans (horse beans,
> fool, etc)? We grow them as a winter cover in garden because they fix
> so much nitrogen in the soil. Fresh fava beans are very good but kind
> of a hassle to work with b/c each bean has to be individually peeled.
> We also end up each year with a bushel or more of dried beans and our
> family has taken to locking the door when they see us coming with give
> aways bags.
>
> Since I found chickpea flour to be delicious, it got me thinking that
> there might be a way to make fava bean flour too. (Or maybe we should
> just start growing chickpeas, LOL.)
>
> Any thoughts/experiences appreciated. There is a type of hummus made
> from fava that I have in Malta, but I haven't found a good receipe.

You can buy fava bean or bean blend flour. I use a rice blend with beans in
it for gluten free baking. You can't sub it for regular flour and must add
Xanthan gum.