Crock pot Refried Beans

Using a 5 Qt or larger Crock pot,
Put about 3 C of washed and rinsed dry Pinto beans into crock pot
Fill Crock pot nearly to top with water

Add:
5 chicken bullion cubes
1 Tbsp Garlic salt
1/2  medium sweet onion (don't chop up onion, just put 1/2 of onion on beans
-Cook on high until beans are soft -Approx 5 hours (you may have to add more water as beans absorb water) Stir occasionally
-strain beans or pour off juice, saving the juice in a separate bowl.
-add 1/2 C butter and a small amount of juice that the beans cooked in.
-use a hand mixer to mash beans, Add juice and blend to obtain desired consistency

Enjoy