Hummus

• 2/3 cups dry chickpeas
• baking soda
• 4 garlic cloves
• salt
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup tahini
• 1 tablespoon cumin (optional)

1. Soak chickpeas overnight with a sprinkle of baking soda.
2. The next day, rinse the chickpeas and place into a medium pot with fresh water and baking soda.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Lower the heat to a simmer cook until the chickpeas are very soft.
5. Turn off the heat and skim out the floating skins.
6. Reserve some of the water and drain chickpeas and transfer to a food processor.
7. Add the Garlic, salt and lemon juice to the processor
8. Process everything, adding the reserved liquid as needed
9. Add in the tahini and continue to process until smoothed.
10. Add in the cumin, if using.
11. Adjust seasoning as needed.
12. Serve topped with pine nuts or olive oil (if desired)