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How to dry beans at home
Legumes are an excellent horticultural crop. All their species sprout well, fertilize the soil and give a good harvest, which is easy to harvest for future use. How to collect and dry beans at home? Read on for more details.
How to dry beans at home correctly?
How to dry beans properly: a simple method
In order to harvest beans for long-term storage, it is important to harvest them correctly. Usually this is the end of summer – the beginning of autumn.
The time for picking fruits depends on the variety and on the weather: if it is a hot and dry summer, then the legumes ripen much faster.
Choose a dry, sunny day for harvesting beans. Plants are uprooted. Then they are laid out or hung in a dry, well-ventilated place, for example, in the attic.
Occasionally grains will fall out of the pod to make them easier to pick up by placing a clean, light-colored cloth underneath. When the fruits are completely dry, they are peeled and put in linen bags
If you do not have the opportunity to dry the whole plant, then you can only take the pods into the workpiece. They are carefully separated from the stem and placed in a wooden box or basket. Store this container in a dry, dark place and be sure to stir it periodically to avoid mold. Make sure that the room is regularly ventilated, the humidity of the air should be moderate. Keep pets away from beans.
In this form, dried beans can be stored all winter.
How to dry beans without pods
In a city apartment, it is not very convenient to store a basket with pods, so the beans are first husked and then harvested for the winter. If you have an electric dryer, the easiest way is to use it. Spread the grains in an even layer and process until tender. Then cool and transfer to an airtight container.
Beans dry well just in the sun, but if the fall is cloudy, then use the oven. Sort the beans and arrange them evenly on a baking sheet. First heat the oven to 50 ° C and place the bean dish in it. After about an hour, you can raise the temperature to 70 ° C.
Processing time depends on the size and variety of legumes, usually 3 to 7 hours
The finished product must be well cooled and only then put away for storage.
Dried beans are perfectly stored, and in terms of nutritional properties and amino acid composition, they are equal to meat. If this wonderful plant grows on your site, then be sure to master the simple procedure for harvesting it for future use.