Gran's Baked Beans

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dried pea beans (navy beans)
• 1/3-1/2 cup butter
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 tablespoons sugar
• 2 onions, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in large pot, cover beans with water.
• 2 bring to a boil and remove from heat after 2 minutes.
• 3 let stand one hour adding enough water to keep beans covered if necessary.
• 4 return beans to the stove and heat to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour (do not overboil, or beans will burst).
• 5 drain and reserve liquid.
• 6 turn beans into a large casserole and add butter, salt, pepper, sugar, onions and one cup of reserved liquid.
• 7 bake covered at 300°f for 3 1/2 - 4 hours.
• 8 add reserved liquid if required to keep beans moist.