A good basic recipe for making Boston Baked
Beans with brown sugar and molasses...and starting with dried
beans.
Boston Baked Beans
2 cups dry navy beans (or any other dry
beans)
Water
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup molasses or maple syrup
1 cup milk (or 1 cup bean liquid)
1 teaspoon salt
- Starting with 2 cups of dry Navy Beans
(1 pound), clean, soak, drain, and rinse beans.
- In a large saucepan, add beans and 6 cups
of fresh water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 hours.
- Drain the beans (be sure to save 1 cup
of this liquid if you plan to substitute it for milk).
- In a 4-quart casserole dish (10-inch diameter;
4 1/2-inch depth) combine the beans, milk (or bean liquid,) brown
sugar, molasses (or maple syrup,) and salt.
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 1 hour.
Makes 6 servings
Recipe provided courtesy The Michigan Bean Commission.
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