"Better Then Bush's" Baked Beans

RockinChef's Note:

I'd have to say that this is a labor of love dish, but I give you my word that this recipe is better than Bush's. Enjoy! Oh, and also this recipe is easily doubled. In fact, I think it turns out better when it is.

• Total Time: 49 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Cook Time: 48 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 package great northern bean
• 4 chicken bouillon cubes or 4 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 ¼ cups dark brown sugar
• ¼ cup molasses
• ¼ cup cornstarch
• ¼ cup onion
• ¼ cup garlic powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons mustard powder
• 5 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper
• ½ package hickory smoked thick cut bacon , cut into 1 1/2 inch strips
• 5 cups water , plus 5 cups for second bake

Directions:

1. In a very large sauce pan cover the beans and bouillon cubes in 3 inches of water.
2. Bring to a boil, cover, and let sit for 1 1/2 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
4. Drain and pour beans into a 9'x11' pan.
5. Add the rest over the ingredients, stir, and bake until all the water has evaporated, about 3 hours.
6. Remove from oven, cover, and let sit overnight.
7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
8. Add the next 5 cups of water, and bake until all the water has evaporated, about 3 hours.
9. Serving suggestions: Challah bread, steak, hamburgers.

Reviews

[MizEmerilLagasse]

Oh my god!!! I can't believe how good these beans were! LOL. I made these for a family get-together when I had the 2 days to make it, and wow, it was so worth it. Thank you so much for this recipe. I will be making it again!

[Chef #742955]

Very frustrated that the amounts of some main ingredients were not specified in the recipe and now I wish I would have left this recipe alone. I used the amount of beans another cook suggested (2 pounds) which I found to be far too many. The beans took hours longer to cook, a lot more water and the flavor wasn't that great. If you decide to add the amount of beans and bacon to use I will try it again, RockinChef. This information seems pretty important and I'm not sure how everyone else got this to turn out so well.

[Beth in Graf]

Wow these were really good! I'm not a huge bean maker so I got confused in certain parts like are you suppose to boil the beans for 1 1/2 hours? Anyway besides having to cook these a lot lot lot longer than it said, there's definitely no need for us to buy the expensive bush's beans anymore!