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>>3921102
>saying "it was ok" twice
>me

This also interests me. I did make hummus once before, and it was ok. IIRC my recipe was

>Chickpeas
>Crushed garlic
>That sesame seed paste stuff that I can't remember the name of
>lemon juice
>salt
>pepper

Basically all that mashed together. It was ok. Not the best hummus I've ever had. Was decent. I did have no idea what I was doing though

>>3921102
This is a start. I want delicious hummus though.

>>3921107
>delicious
>hummus

Pick one.

I make a pretty good hummus. One thing that you have to do, and it will seem like a pain - take the shell/film off the chick peas before processing.

This is real hummus.

>>3921129
The first image was shit, but this one is much nicer.

The idea of hard boiled eggs and hummus sounds delicious

There is a good recipe for Flat bread from Peter Reinhart's book,but it comes from the lavish cracker section. Basically make it a little hotter.

I used to eat falafel and hummus everyday. I got really good at making it, and saved a ton of money on groceries. It costs practically nothing to buy the ingredients, and they last forever. I'd even buy huge 2 lb. bags of sesame seeds and make my own tahini.

Yogurt for breakfast, falafel sandwich for lunch, hummus and lentil soup for dinner.

But then I realized I was lying to myself about how much it sucks.

I'd rather make tamales or something.

>>3921107
add roasted red pepper and a few drops of hot sauce

>>3921144
Will you post the recipe for the hummus anyway?

>>3921133
i once made an egg salad sandwich but used hommus instead of mayo and it was quite nice

Adding some of the cooking water and emulsifying the lemon and tahini first are key.

>>3921126
thats toum not hummus you fucking pleb
which is also something you guys should look into making shits great

>>3921102
It's called Tahini.

Post some damn recipes!

Pita Bread
1/2 cup & 1 tablespoon warm water
3/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
3/4 teaspoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Place yeast, sugar and water in a large bowl and let proof.
Add salt, flours and vegetable oil and knead. Form a ball and cover. Let rise 1 hour.
Punch down dough and separate into 8 balls. Roll out dough circles on a floured surface and cover. Let rise 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 500 F. Place pitas on a wire rack. Bake 5 minutes until puffed and browned. Remove and place in sealed paper bag or cover with towel until soft.

Basil Hummus
1/4 cup pine nuts
2 cups basil leaves, packed
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 (15 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, drained
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup tahini
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
several splashes hot sauce
1 teaspoon tomato paste
Combine all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Add water if necessary.
Place in bowl and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with pine nuts.

Hummus
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
3 tablespoons tahini
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
Place the garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, salt and garlic in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Transfer mixture to a serving bowl.
Drizzle olive oil over the garbanzo bean mixture. Sprinkle with paprika and parsley.

Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1/2 cup roasted red peppers
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 tablespoons tahini
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon parsley
olive oil
paprika
In a food processor, puree the garbanzo beans, red peppers, lemon juice, tahini, garlic, cumin, cayenne and salt. Process, using long pulses, until the mixture is smooth and slightly fluffy. Scrape the sides to incorporate everything.
Chill for at least 1 hour and return to room temperature before serving. Sprinkle with parsley and paprika and drizzle with olive oil.

>>3921264
*facepalm
Why the fuck haven't I heard about this before?

Can you please elaborate anon?

>>3921271

No..its hummus from the Hummus Shop in NYC

>>3921329
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>>3921340
These are fantastic! Thank you!

>>3921340
What's a quick and easy way to roast peppers?

>>3921615
Cut them in half and de-seed, rub with olive oil, stick them under the broiler for 10 minutes, get foil and wrap them tightly so they continue to cook, let rest for 5-10 minutes, and when they're cool peel the skins off.

>>3921344
Here's where I first heard about it - http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2007/01/with-glee-and-ebullience/.. You could also just google "paula wolfert's hummus".

>>3921666
Thanks anon

Hummus from fresh chickpeas isn't hard. Food processors are basically a must though, the bigger the better. The following is what I do but it makes a bunch, you might want to make half if you don't have at least a 12 cup processor.

Boil 1lb dried chickpeas in salted water (plus a pinch of baking soda, it does something to the ph of the water to make the chickpeas really soft) in a crockpot on high for about 4 hours. While chickpeas are cooking roast a head or two of garlic in oven/toaster oven. Drain chickpeas when done, reserving liquid. Put chickpeas in food processor, add juice of about 3 limes or 2 lemons, some tahini (about a cup or so, just eyeball it), roasted garlic about 1/2 cup of the chickpea broth (can save and freeze the rest for soup broth). Process all ingredients, drizzling in olive oil while processing. That's pretty much it, you can add roasted red peppers + sour cream or whatever other ingredients you can find from looking at store brand hummus, recipes on the net, etc.

Don't just stop with humus and pita. Make a meze platter by adding things like tabouli salad, tzatziki sause, baba ganoush (can be scooped up with pita bread like the humus), feta cheese and kalamata olives. In Greece and the ME, this platter serves as a small meal.

Italian here, I've always wondered why our piadina is so similar to the pita.