Cherokee Bean Bread | PBS Food

Name: Cherokee Bean Bread | PBS Food
Ingredients: ½ cup rendered lard (many traditional Native American recipes use fat as a flavor element and source of vital nutrients); 2 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 cup cooked beans (really any type of bean will work but small brown beans are traditional); 2 cups hot cooking liquid from beans; Dried corn husks

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Serve this beanbread alongside a hearty bowl of stew or with a salad of seasonal vegetables and greens, and you have a modern preparation of a traditional…

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Ingredients

½ cup rendered lard (many traditional Native American recipes use fat as a flavor element and source of vital nutrients)
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup cooked beans (really any type of bean will work but small brown beans are traditional)
2 cups hot cooking liquid from beans
Dried corn husks