How to Cook Pinto Beans and Eliminate the Gas They Cause

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Pinto beans in Dumplings

1/2 small Great Value bag of Pinto Beans is enough for 2 people.
Spread out beans to check for rocks, twigs, cracked or bad beans. Discard these.
Wash in colander. Place in a mid-size pot of 2/3 more water than beans.
Slow rolling boil for 10 minutes. Drain through colander, rinse beans and pot.
Repeat the boiling for 10 more minutes, drain, rinse beans and pot and for a third time.
Then cook 1 hour to an 1 1/2 hour til soft. Do NOT add salt or you will need to cook longer.

~1 T vegetable oil
Add salt
simmer

Mini dumplings
~ 1 T crisco add to ~cup self rising flour extra for added if needed
Add buttermilk mix to a stiff biscuit dough

pinch off ~ 3/4 inch dough and roll into balls before putting them into pinto beans as they cook.
Then do a 20 min covered slow simmer.
serve with veggies.

Options-
ground beef (cook separate from beans and add after beans are tender)
onions and green peppers
crumbled crispy bacon
dumplings