granny smith's old-fashioned baked beans
Here's the recipe I was searching for. I'ts been years since I made it, but it's made exactly like the way Laura Ingalls described her mother doing it in the "Little House" books. It starts from scratch, and is made in a dutch oven. Can be made over a fire if your dutch oven has legs, and you watch it really close. This can also be done without the salt pork for a great vegetarian dish. Add a little Liquid Smoke for flavoring.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
6 Hr
method
Bake
yield
8 or more
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried great northern beans
- 2 teaspoons salt (can be omitted)
- 1 medium onion
- 1/4 pound lean salt pork
- 1 1/2 cups very hot water
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup chili sauce
- 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
- 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
- 1 - bay leaf (optional)
How To Make granny smith's old-fashioned baked beans
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Step 1Sort and wash beans. Place in large pot, cover with water and let soak overnight.
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Step 2Pour off water and replace with fresh. Add salt to beans and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes or until the skin peels back when you blow on one of the beans. Drain.
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Step 3Slice onion into the bottom of a dutch oven. Pour drained beans over onion in dutch oven. Cut salt pork into 1/2 inch chunks and bury in the beans. Stir the molasses, chili sauce, mustard, and worcestershire sauce into the hot water and pour over beans. (Add bay leaf if using. Remove before serving.)
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Step 4Bake, uncovered, for 6 hours in a 300-degree oven. Do not let beans go dry. Add water as necessary.
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