Easy homemade refried beans Recipe
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I’ve told you before how much I looove refried beans. I usually just buy a tin (these are my absolute favourite!), but since I do enjoy a bit of a dabble in the kitchen, I thought I’d make my own for a change. I figure you should make everything from scratch at least once so you can make an educated decision about whether or not it’s worth it.
So far I’ve decided that it’s totally not worth it for me to make bread or cake from scratch, because I pretty much end up tearing my entire head of hair out every time. I’ve not yet tried pasta or ice cream. Buuut, I’ve decided that homemade refried beans are a very, very good idea.
Firstly, they’re cheaper (always an important factor…)! A tin of refried beans usually costs something…
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