Baked Beans

For my first try, this was awesome! I think the recipe is basic enough, you could add what ever you like to make it your own. My mom always adds molasses, brown sugar, prepared mustard, and ketchup. Her baked beans are the BEST!!! Even this is different from the original.

2 c. small white beans*

6 c. water

2 T. dehydrated onion

1/4 c. oil

1/4 c. brown sugar (I used granulated)

1/4 c. honey

1/4 t. dry mustard

1 t. salt

1/8 t. pepper

1/2 c. bacon or bacon bits (optional)

What I did

Soak beans overnight. Simmer over low heat until done - about two hours. Drain, reserving liquid. Place onion, oil, brown sugar, honey, mustard, salt, pepper, and one cup reserved liquid in crock pot. Mix. Add beans and stir to coat. Add enough liquid to almost cover beans and cook. I cooked mine two hours on high and two hours on low.

You could also quick cook your beans and then make this if you don't want to soak them all night.

Or

Soak beans overnight. Simmer over low heat 1-2 hours or until done. Drain, reserving liquid. Add onions to beans and put into a 2 quart casserole dish. Stir together oil, sugar, honey, mustard, salt, pepper, and 1 c. of reserved liquid. Pour over beans and stir gently. Add enough remaining liquid to almost cover beans. Bake at 300 degrees for 3-4 hours. Stir in bacon or bacon bits the last 30 minutes. If you cook the beans this way, you may want to cook them in a dish that has a lid. If they begin to dry out, add a little liquid and cover them.

*When cooking beans, never never NEVER add salt until they are soft, because it prevents them from softening.