Saucy Baked Beans

Total Time: 6 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 cups dried pinto beans (1 1/2 lb) or 4 cups great northern beans (1 1/2 lb)
• 1/2 lb bacon, diced
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup maple sugar or 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cover the beans with water to 2 inches above the top of the beans; soak overnight and drain.
• 2 sautè the bacon with the onion until the bacon is crisp and the onion is tender.
• 3 add the bacon and onion and any pan juices to the beans.
• 4 combine the bean mixture with 10 cups water plus the maple sugar through the orange peel.
• 5 place in a 3½ quart or larger bean pot or casserole dish, or in two smaller pots.
• 6 simmer in preheated oven at 250° 5-6 hrs or until the beans are tender.