Boston Baked Beans

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) bag navy beans or 1 (16 ounce) bag pea beans
• 6 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, soak navy or pea beans overnight in 6 cups water. next day, drain beans and return to pot.add another 6 cups water and baking soda. bring to a boil.reduce heat to low and simmer 10 minutes. remove from heat and drain in a colander over a large bowl; reserve liquid.
• 2 preheat oven to 300 degrees f. in an ungreased bean pot or large casserole dish, combine beans, bacon,and onion.add molasses, salt, brown sugar, ground mustard powder, pepper,and a cup of reserved liquid;stir until well blended. cover bean pot or casserole dish.
• 3 bake, covered, 2-21/2 hours.add remaining liquid and stir again.bake another 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.uncover last 30 minutes of baking.remove from oven and serve.