Old Fashioned French Canadian Baked Beans

Total Time: 17 hrs Preparation Time: 10 hrs Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 -1 1/2 lb navy beans (2 1/2 to 3 cups measure)
• bay leaf
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dry mustard (keen's brand is what i use)
• 2 -3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 4 slices bacon (optional)
• reserved bean liquid

Recipe

• 1 cover beans with water and soak overnight.
• 2 rinse beans then bring to a boil in approximately 1 quart of water, bay leaf and garlic - simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 turn off heat and let beans stand for approximately 1 1/2 hours until soft. drain and reserve the bean liquid. discard bay leaf and garlic.
• 4 mix together remaining ingredients (excluding beans and bacon).
• 5 add beans to bean pot (or any covered dish).
• 6 stir in molasses mixture to beans. top off with some of the reserved bean liquid.
• 7 arrange bacon on top.
• 8 cover and bake at 300 degrees for 7 hours. for the final hour of cooking, remove cover to let bean brown up nicely.
• 9 note: check occasionally and keep beans covered with reserved bean liquid during cooking.