Crockpot Refried Beans

Ingredients

• 1 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp cumin
• 4 tbsp jarred minced garlic
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 lb pinto beans
• Up to 2 1/2 tbsp salt
• 10 cups hot water

Instructions

1. Rinse the beans in a colander.
2. Pick out any bad beans.
3. Combine all the ingredients in the crockpot.
4. Remove any floating beans.
5. Cover.
6. Cook on HIGH for 4 hours.
7. On LOW for 2 hours.
8. Remove extra liquid.
9. Leave enough liquid to reach the desired consistency when the beans are mashed.
10. We like our beans somewhere between the very-liquidy restaurant style beans.
11. The canned version of refried beans.
12. Serve warm.