NYE Bean Dip

Here is a quick and ridiculously yummy dip for your parties tomorrow. Its pretty approximate, but the ratios of bean to cream cheese are accurate, and double easily

3/4 cup dry black beans ( equivalent two cans cooked )
Soak beans overnight
Put on low heat with about 3 cups of water
3 to 5 minced garlic cloves
Add a scant teaspoon of cinnamon
About 1/4 teaspoon of the hottest cayenne you can find
And a tablespoon of cumin

Cook for two hours on lowest heat. After two hours when beans are soft turn heat up to medium low and cook off remaining liquid. Stir in 12 oz of cream cheese. Put in ovenproof ceramic dish and heat when ready to serve.

TIPS
Using dried beans cut down on sodium, and stops the beans from going mushy. Adding salt when soaking the beans prevents the skins from splitting. Cutting out this step does however make this a 5 minute recipe