Recipe - Lima Bean Health Loaf

1 cup Dry Lima Beans
1 Small onion chopped
1/3 cup Flour
1 Beaten egg
1 One half cup Chopped carrots
One fourth teaspoon Black pepper
American cheese slices
One fourth cup Butter
1 cup Thinly cut or sliced up celery
1 cup Skim milk
1 cup Soft wholewheat crumbs
1 teaspoon Salt
One half cup Chopped peanuts

Soak beans over night in cold water.Drain, rinse, and cook in water to
cover until tender, about 1 One half hours. Drain beans and mash. Melt butter in
saucepan, add onion, saute 3 mins, add celery, cover, cook until tender.
Stir in flour and cook 2 minutes. Add milk stirring until thickened. Remove
from heat, stir in beaten egg,, add bread crumbs, carrots, salt, pepper and
peanuts. Spoon mixture into a greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan and bake at 375
degrees for 35 45 minutes. Arrange cheese slices on top, return to the
oven until cheese melts. Serves 6. (from the L.A. Times California
Cookbook)

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