Skinning garbonzo beans really does make for a much smoother
hummus. But it's kinda a PITA. Is there an easy way to skin them,
either canned or dried?

What I did was just kinda smoosh them around in my hand, but not
quite hard enough to smash them Most of the skins came off, then
pick the skins out of the beans. It took about 8 minutes and a few
skins were probably left on.

It looks lumpy since I wanted it stiff for sandwiches so didn't use
any liquid except oil. But it's really very smooth textured.

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