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Homemade baked beans

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dry white navy beans
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons salt plus additional if desired
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper plus additional if desired
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

  1. Clean beans and soak them overnight in a bowl or big pot. About 2" water.
  2. After 24 hours drain the water and cover the beans with an equal amount of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and let simmer for 1 hour. Drain beans, reserving liquid.
  3. In a large oven safe pot, Dutch oven or baking dish, combine soaked beans, 1 cup cooking water, onion, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, salt, mustard, pepper and bay leaf.Mix well.Cover and bake for 4 1/2 hours or until beans are very tender and sauce has thickened to desired consistency. Stir occasionally and add more of the reserved cooking liquid if needed during cooking time.
  4. At end of cooking time remove and discard bay leaf. Taste beans and season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.
  5. Alternatively you can use a slow cooker. After boiling the beans, add the rest of the ingredients to a slow cooker. Cook on LOW for 7-9 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours, stirring occasionally. If the beans are too thick, stir in a little cooking water, if not thick enough, continue to cook.