Old-fashioned baked beans
Source of Recipe
Aunt Saunny
1 pound dry navy beans or dry great Northern beans (about 2 1/3 cups)
1/4 pound bacon or salt pork, cut up
1 cup chopped onion (1 large)
1/2 cup molasses or maple syrup
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1. Rinse beans. In a large Dutch oven combine beans and 8 cups water.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from
heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. (Or, place beans in water in
Dutch oven. Cover and let soak in a cool place for 6 to 8 hours or
overnight.)
2. Drain and rinse beans. Return to Dutch oven. Stir in 8 cups fresh
water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 1 to 1 1/2
hours or until beans are tender, stirring occasionally. Drain beans,
reserving liquid.
3. In a 2 1/2-quart casserole combine the beans, bacon, and onion.
Stir in 1 cup of the reserved bean liquid, the molasses, brown sugar,
dry mustard, salt, and pepper.
4. Bake, covered, in a 300 oven about 2 1/2 hours or to desired
consistency, stirring occasionally. If necessary, add additional
reserved bean liquid.
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