Cider Baked Beans

This recipe is from the Pup's Cider webiste and looks famously delicious!! **cook time does not include the overnight soak for dried beans. Make a big batch and freeze, good beans are worth the prep time!! Great to take to a potluck,HOLIDAY dinner,you name it. Beans are always a welcomed dish!!

• Ready In: 6 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  cups  white navy beans, dried
• 1⁄4 cup sweet apple cider
• 1⁄2 cup  pup's monadnock harvest cider
• 1⁄2 cup  pup's boiled cider
• 1  small onion, diced
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 8  teaspoons Dijon mustard
• 2  tablespoons tomato paste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  teaspoons ground black pepper
• 2  teaspoons dried thyme
• 1  small bay leaf
• 1  teaspoon  pup's apple cider vinegar
• 4  teaspoons soy sauce

Directions

1. Pick through the dried beans to discard any rocks and grit.
2. Wash beans twice in cold water, and soak, covered with 3 inches of water, overnight.
3. Preheat the oven to 250°F.
4. Drain beans, reserving liquid; Pour the beans into a deep, ovenproof casserole.
5. In a saucepan, heat the sweet apple cider and Monadnock Harvest cider to a simmer.
6. In a separate saucepan, heat the reserved bean liquid to a boil.
7. To the casserole, add the onion, Pup's Boiled Cider, molasses, mustard, tomato paste, salt, pepper, thyme, bay leaf, Pup's Apple Cider Vinegar, soy sauce and the simmering cider.
8. Add enough boiling bean water to cover the beans.
9. Cover the casserole with foil or a lid. Bake for 6 hours or until tender, adding a little more water if necessary after 3 hours of baking.