Baked Beans

Baked Beans

I consider baked beans to be a traditional dish.

2 cups white or navy beans	1 onion, sliced
5 cups water	1/4 cup maple sugar
2 tsp. dry mustard (or brown sugar)	3 tbsp. maple syrup
1/4 tsp. pepper	2 tbsp. molasses
2 tsp. salt
¼ pound salt pork, sliced

Pick through dried beans & wash. Put in pot, add water, and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover tightly, and soak 1 hour or overnight (preferably overnight). Drain soaking liquid; replace with 5 cups hot water. Add mustard, pepper, salt. Cover and simmer 1 hour on stove. Preheat oven to 300º F. Place beans, liquid, onion, sugar, maple syrup, molasses and half of pork in bean pot or casserole with tight-fitting lid. Sprinkle remaining pork on top. Bake in oven, covered, for 4-5 hours. Remove cover for last half hour to brown pork. Add water if mixture gets too dry.

Bon Appétit!