*  Exported from  MasterCook II  *

                                 Hummous

Recipe By     : Mimi Markofsky
Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:20
Categories    : Appetizers And Dips

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cloves        garlic -- peeled
  19      ounces        garbanzo beans, canned -- drained,
                         -- reserve liquid
     1/2  cup           tahini
   6      tablespoons   lemon juice
   1      teaspoon      salt
                        pepper -- to taste
                        olive oil -- for garnish
                        paprika -- for garnish

Drop the garlic cloves through the feed tube of a food processor that has
been fitted with a steel blade.  Stop the machine and add the garbanzo 
beans.  Puree the beans with the garlic.  Add the tahini, lemon juice, 
salt and pepper.  Through the feed tube, slowly add the reserved liquid

from the garbanzo beans, until the hummous is the desired consistency. Serve
with in a bowl or on a flat dish, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with
paprika.  Serve with pita or crackers.  Keeps refrigerated for 2 weeks.  

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