Baked Beans From Scratch

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup dried navy beans
• 4 cups water
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 small onion, chopped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ready Time: 15 hrs 30 mins


• place the navy beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. or, bring the beans and water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. once boiling, turn off the heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour. drain and rinse before using.
• place the beans in a large saucepan with 4 cups of water. bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 1 hour.
• preheat an oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). stir the ketchup, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and chili powder together in a small bowl; set aside.
• once the beans have simmered for 1 hour, drain, and reserve the cooking liquid. pour the beans into a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish and stir in the chopped onion and the molasses sauce. stir in enough of the reserved cooking liquid so the sauce covers the beans by 1/4 inch.
• cover, and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 200 degrees f (95 degrees c), and cook 6 hours longer. stir the beans after they have cooked for 3 hours. once the beans are tender and the sauce has reduced and is sticky, remove from the oven, stir, recover, and allow to stand 15 minutes before serving.