Tortillas With Refried Beans and Bacon

• 2 cups pinto beans
• 6 cups water
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 pint tomato juice
• 34 teaspoon salt
• 12 lb bacon
• shredded cheese (for topping)

1. Combine beans, water, garlic, tomato juice, and salt in a slow cooker.
2. Cover, cook on high for 5 hours, stirring occasionally.
3. When beans become soft, drain off some liquid.
4. While the beans cook,brown bacon in a skillet, drain, and reserve drippings.
5. Crumble bacon, and add 1/2 of the bacon and 3 tablespoons of the bacon drippings to beans and stir.
6. When done,Take bean mixture out and place in a bowl, and mash them.
7. Then fry the mashed bean mixture in the remaining bacon drippings, add more salt to taste if needed.
8. To serve, sprinkle the remaining bacon and shredded cheese on top of beans.

pinto beans, water, garlic, tomato juice, salt, bacon, cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tortillas-with-refried-beans-and-bacon-474007 (may not work)