Robust Country Baked Beans

Submitted by daisygrl64

"Long slow cooking brings out old-time flavor in these hearty baked beans. Can be served as a meal or as a side. The recipe doesn't state if this can be cooked in a crock-pot, but if anyone tries it in a crock-pot please let me know. Prepare ahead, beans need to soak in water overnight. From Land-O-Lakes Cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 8 cups

ingredients

• 2 cups great northern beans, dried
• 1 cup kidney bean, dried
• 2⁄3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1⁄2 cups boiling water
• 1⁄4 cup country-style dijon mustard
• 1⁄4 cup dark molasses
• 1⁄2 lb thick-sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1⁄2 lb salt pork, cubed
• 2 medium onions, chopped

directions

1. in dutch oven stir together both beans and add enough cold water to cover beans and soak overnight
2. if needed add more water to cover beans**.
3. cook over high heat until water comes to a boil, reduce heat to med, continue cooking 30 to 40 minutes or until beans are tender.
4. heat oven to 350*F.
5. drain beans
6. in large bean pot or dutch oven combine beans and remaining ingredients.
7. bake, stirring occasionally for 6 to 9 hours or until beans are a rich brown color and sauce has thickened.
8. if beans become dry during baking, add 1 to 2 cups water.
9. For same day:.
10. For same day preparation do not soak beans overnight.
11. Instead cook over high heat until water comes to full boil, reduce heat to med, boil 2 minutes, remove from heat, cover let stand for1 hour.
12. continue as directed "above" starting at step 2 (look above **).

Reviews

[pixelwiz]

We love these beans. I always make them in the crock pot. And they turn out wonderful. This Land-O-Lakes cookbook is my all time favorite. We have never had any recipe in the book that was not good. Thanks for sharing. The bean page is ripped out of mine from so much use. And I couldn't find it!