Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus - Half Cup Habit

Ingredients

• 1 lb chickpeas (dried)
• 10 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled)
• red pepper flakes (optional)
• salt (to taste)
• 1 large clove garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil ((ideally from the sun-dried tomatoes in oil jar))
• 2 tbsp tahini
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 cups chickpeas (cooked)
• 1/4 cup sun dried tomatoes (packed, drained)
• 1/4 cup water (to thin, if desired)
• crackers (and/or vegetable sticks, to serve)