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New England Baked Beans

Family tradition that is a New England staple.

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Boston Baked Beans, New England dinner, Saturday Night Supper
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings 10 people
Calories 392 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb beans
  • 2 oz salt pork or bacon
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dry mustard
  • 1/2 tsp dry ginger
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1/3 c molasses
  • 1/3 c real maple syrup if you don't have this use brown sugar

Instructions

  1. Wash, sort and soak beans overnight in water.
  2. Parboil beans with salt pork or bacon.
  3. Coarsely chop the onion.
  4. Combine the spices and syrup/sugar with molasses.
  5. Dump all together into the bean pot.
  6. Cover with water.
  7. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour then reduce heat to 225 for (depends on the beans) and bake for an additional 4-5 hours for Navy beans or 6-8 hours for larger beans like Soldier.
  8. Check on the water from time to time so they don't dry out on top.