Super Baked Beans

Ingredients

• 1 lb dry navy beans or dry great northern bean (2 1/2 cups)
• 1/4 lb bacon or salt pork, cut up
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1/2 cup molasses or maple syrup
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Rinse beans.

2. 2

   In a 4 1/2 quart Dutch oven combine beans and 8 cups cold water.

3. 3

   Bring to boiling, reduce heat, simmer for 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 1 hour.

5. 5

   (Or, skip bioling the water and soak beans overnight in a covered pan.) Drain and rinse beans.

6. 6

   In the same pan combine beans and 8 cups fresh water.

7. 7

   Bring to a boil, reduce heat.

8. 8

   Cover and simmer about 1 1/4 hours or till tender, stirring occasionally.

9. 9

   Drain beans, reserving liquid.

10. 10

    In a 2 1/2 quart casserole or bean pot combine the beans, bacon and onion.

11. 11

    Stir in 1 cup of the reserved bean liquid, the molasses or maple syrup, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt, and pepper.

12. 12

    Bake, covered, in a 300 degree oven about 2 1/2 hours or to desired consistency, stirring occasionally.

13. 13

    If necessary, add additional reserved bean liquid.