Durgin Park Baked Beans

Total Time: 6 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 lbs dry beans
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 large yellow onion, peeled
• 1 lb bacon, chopped
• 8 tablespoons sugar
• 2/3 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 4 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 for both versions, soak the beans overnight in water.
• 2 drain, rinse and put beans in a large stockpot.
• 3 add enough water to cover beans along with the baking soda.
• 4 bring to boil.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 6 drain beans and rinse.
• 7 oven version, preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
• 8 place the onion in the bottom of a 3 quart ovenproof casserole.
• 9 add half the bacon, add the beans and top with remaining bacon.
• 10 mix the sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper together.
• 11 pour over the beans.
• 12 add just enough water to barely cover.
• 13 do not stir.
• 14 cover and bake for six hours (you may need to add a little water but be careful not to get the beans too wet).
• 15 crockpot version, to fit into a 2 1/2 quart crockpot cut ingredients in half.
• 16 place the onion in the bottom of the crockpot.
• 17 follow with half the bacon, all the beans and the remaining bacon.
• 18 mix the sugar, molasses, mustard, salt and pepper together.
• 19 pour over the beans.
• 20 add just enough water to barely cover.
• 21 do not stir.
• 22 cover and bake for 7- 8 hours (you may need to add a little water but be careful not to get the beans too wet).