Roasted Ancho Chili Chickpeas - chickpeas

Method

• Drain and rinse the chickpeas, then blot with paper towels and let them sit to dry for 30 40 minutes.
• Once the chickpeas are ready, preheat the oven to 400 F.
• Put the chickpeas in a bowl and toss with the olive oil, garlic salt, ancho chili powder and cayenne.
• Spread the chickpeas in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove the chickpeas from the oven and let them cool (approximately 15 minutes).
• Keep the oven on.
• Place them back in the oven for another 20-30 minutes or until crisp.
• Remove from oven and serve.
• Please note: A lot of people remark about how they cant seem to get chickpeas to crisp up.
• It can be tricky, but its doable.
• There are tons of arguments in recipe forums stating what does and doesnt work.
• In my opinion its important to allow your chickpeas to sit out and dry, to not use too much oil and to bake them twice.
• For some reason it seems as though taking the chickpeas out of the oven to cool, and then putting them back in the oven for 20-30 minutes does the trick.
• If you dont get it the first time, dont worry.
• They are still pretty darn good even if they are little soft.
• It really depends on your oven and can take practice.
• Once you nail it, youll see that it was all worth it.