Brown Tepary Recipes:

Ramona's "Traditional" Poshol Recipe

Ingredients:
1 - 2 lbs. Ramona Farms S-oam Bavi (brown tepary beans) cleaned and rinsed
1/4 cup Ramona Farms Kavk Pilkan (durum wheat berries)
1/8 cup Ramona Farms Huun Ga'i (dried roasted sweet corn)
 or white corn (optional)
1/4 onion (quartered or diced)
1 clove of garlic (optional)
1/16th teaspoon of cumin (1 pinch)
1 whole dried chili pepper
1/8 lb. of bacon fried and crumbled (optional)
Directions:
Sort and rinse beans.
Add 2 quarts of water.
Bring all ingredients  to a rapid boil for 30 minutes.
Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 4-6 hours
(or until tender)

Ramona's Tepary Bean Brownies

1 cup Ramona Farms S-oam Bavi (brown tepary beans) cooked according to basic cooking instructions and pureed

1/2 cup Hershey's cocoa powder

3/4 cup honey

1/4 cup salted butter (melted)

1 cup Ramona Farms White Sonora or Pima Club Wheat flour

1/4 cup chopped pecans ( optional)

2 eggs

1/4 tsp. salt

Let ingredients soak for 20-30 minutes then

blend on low until smooth .

1) Preheat oven to 325 degrees butter the bottom

and sides of an 9x11 inch baking pan.

2 )In a large mixing bowl mix all ingredients together

until smooth.

3) Pour brownie mixture into prepared pan and

bake for 35-40 minutes (depending on oven

temp )variations may cook little longer) check

with toothpick in center of pan when it comes

out clean they are ready!

4) Cool before you remove from pan. Recipe

makes approximately 16 brownies.

White Tepary Recipes:

Ramona Farms Stotoah Bavi (White Tepary) recipe
Ingredients:
1 lb. Stotoah Bavi (white tepary beans) cleaned and rinsed
¼ cup onion (quartered or diced)
½ clove of garlic
1 whole dried chili pepper OR
1/4 cup chopped carrots and/or celery
Directions:
Sort and rinse beans.
Add 2 quarts of water.
Add garlic, onions and chiles, OR carrots/celery.
(If using carrots/celery add these in the last 30 minutes of cooking.)
Bring to a boil for 30 minutes.
Reduce heat, cover & simmer (add water as needed)
For 4 to 6 hours (or until tender).

Ramona Farms Verde Hummus

Ingredients:

2 cup cooked and drained Ramona Farms Stotoah Bavi (White Tepary

beans) (save broth)

4 fresh Garlic cloves

1/4 bunch Cilantro

2 fresh Poblano peppers

Squeeze 1/4 lime (2 tbs. fresh juice)

Sea salt to taste

Directions:

Put all ingredients in blender and puree until

smooth adding back saved broth a little

at a time. (You can use olive oil although we

prefer the fat free version.)

To Serve:

Cut up veggies or spread it on your favorite

sandwich. Our favorite is in a veggie

wrap...mmm!

Serve with fresh tortilla chips made

from whole wheat or corn tortillas.

Prepare this for your next party and you

will WOW your guests with this delicious

and SUPER nutritious treat from the desert!

also try:

Sausage and Kale White Tepary Bean Soup

2 cup uncooked white teparies
8 quarts of pure water ( half water&half chicken stock )
1 bay leaf
1 tsp Oregano
3 minced garlic clove
Cook for eight hours in a crock
drain Tepary Beans and return to pot with 2 cups of broth saving one 1/2 cup cooked Tepary Beans to add later

In large skillet cook Italian sausage until brown
in same skillet sauté one stalk of chopped celery and 1 medium chopped carrot and 1/2 onion
1 inch Julian cut peppers (1 red and 1 yellow) (saving back a few slices for garnish)
1 yellow onion Julian cut 1 inch long
3 medium garlic cloves minced
(too much veg for your skillet no worries do batches)
when soft add cooked veg to beans and broth in cook pot
puree the beans, broth, and veg ( I use an emulsifier right in the hot soup pot. Be careful of splash back!!)
you can also use a food processor or blender

2 leaves kale chopped fine (with out stem)
Sauté kale in seasoned pan with 1 tsp olive oil
Add to soup with 1/2 cup cooked beans ( saved back earlier)
bring to desired temperature
Garnish with sausage and peppers and a dollop of sour cream or shredded cheddar cheese and serve to your loved ones, they will feel the love.
Enjoy!