[Sca-cooks] Roasting chickpeas?

[Bronwynmgn at aol.com]

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The original of the recipe for "Chyches" in Forme of Cury begins thus:

"Take chiches and wrye hem in askes al nyght, other al a day, other lay hem
in hoot aymers"

Using the glossary in the book, this means, "Take chickpeas and cover them in
ashes all night, or all day, or lay them in hot embers",  in other words,
roasting them.

Would this be done using fresh chckpeas or dried?  How would one go about
doing this today?  I could see taking fresh (or canned and drained)
chickpeas, laying them in a shallow dish, and putting them in the oven, but
for how long?  what temperature?

Brangwayna Morgan