American bean bread

1 2/3  cups          pinto beans -- cooked, sieved OR
   1      15 oz can     pinto beans -- w/liquid, sieved
   1 1/2  cups          cornmeal
   2                    eggs -- beaten
     3/4  cup           buttermilk
                        salt -- to taste
   1      teaspoon      baking soda

    Combine all the ingredients, beating just enough to make a smooth
batter. Turn into a greased loaf pan and bake 45-50 minutes in an oven
preheated to 375. When top browns and sides pull away from the pan, turn
out and cool on a rack. Delicious warm with butter.
    Source:  Biscuits, Spoonbread, and Sweet Potato Pie, p. 31