Baked Beans
Baked Beans
Ingredients
1 Pound Dry Beans
1 Medium Onion Diced
¾ cup ketchup
¾ cup molasses (you can substitute with maple syrup if you prefer)
¾ tsp ground black pepper
3 tsps salt
Spice Pack (1 tsp ground yellow mustard)
Directions
Prep dry beans by soaking in about 1 quart of water with 2 tsps salt overnight (or at least 8 hours) before cooking
Once soaked, drain and then add to a large pot with 2 quarts of water and 1 tsp salt. Cook on medium heat for about 1 hour or until beans are soft all the way through. (you can add more water if needed)
Keeping the cooking liquid aside (I used a large pyrex measuring container to keep mine) drain the beans and then return to the pot.
Preheat oven to 375
Stir together the now cooked beans, the diced onion, molasses, ketchup, spice pack and ¾ tsp black pepper
Pour mixture into a lightly oiled 9x13 inch baking dish
Cover with aluminum foil and cook for about 30 minutes then remove the cover, stir, and cook for another 20-30 minutes
Remove from oven, let sit for 15 minutes, stir, serve and
ENJOY!
Notes
You can also add 1 cup of bacon to this recipe if you desire. I left it out of mine and LOVED it just the way it was.
