Maple Baked Beans

Ingredients

• •1 pound dried navy or great northern beans
• •2 tablespoons brown sugar
• •2 teaspoons salt
• •¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• •2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
• •2 tablespoons molasses
• •¼ cup ketchup
• •½ cup pure maple syrup
• •2 strips thick strips bacon

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   1. In a large pan, cover the beans with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until tender, about 1 hour.

   60 min

2. 2.

   2. Preheat oven to 300°F.

   5 min

3. 3.

   3. In a bowl, combine everything else except the bacon. Stir in the beans.

   5 min

4. 4.

   4. Place 1 bacon strip at the bottom of a large ovenproof dish or Dutch oven. Pour the bean mixture over it, then push the other strip in.

   5 min

5. 5.

   5. Add just enough boiling water to the pot to cover everything.

   2 min

6. 6.

   6. Cover the pot with aluminum foil, then a lid. Bake for 5 hours, checking hourly to make sure the beans aren't drying out. (Add more water as necessary to keep them submerged.) 7 Uncover for the last half hour to brown the top, if desired.

   300 min