Grandma Ferguson’s Baked Beans

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These are my "go to" recipe when we have to bring a dish to pass

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  • Easy
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. bag dry great northern beans
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 lb. bacon (original recipe calls for ¼ lb salt pork)
  • 1 Tablespoon molasses
  • ¼ c. white sugar
  • ½ c brown sugar (sometimes I add up to ¾ c.)
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
  • Dash each Tabasco, Worchester sauce, and garlic powder
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Soak beans covered with water (by at least 3 inches) at least 8 hours or overnight (overnight is best). Drain and rinse and cover beans with clean water. Place on heat and bring to a high simmer and add chopped onion and salt and pepper.

Step 2

While beans are simmering until soft dice bacon and lightly brown to remove most of the grease. Drain the grease and add the bacon to the cooking beans. Simmer until the beans are mushy soft. Remove from heat and add remaining ingredients stirring well to blend. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.

Step 3

Pour into pan making sure there is plenty of liquid covering beans. Bake in 350 -375 degree oven 1 to 2 hours till beautiful and golden on the top and desired consistency.

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This was Gary Polmanteers Gramma and a favorite of our grandson Jacob (Jake) Silverstein

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