Comfy Baked Beans

• 3 cups white pea beans
• 1/4 lb thick slab bacon
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 3/4 cup molasses
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. Rinse beans and sort, discarding any blemished ones and any grit.
2. In a large Dutch oven or stockpot, cover the beans with 3 times their volume of water.
3. Bring to a boil; boil gently for 2 minutes.
4. Remove from heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour.
5. Drain, discarding liquid.
6. Return soaked beans to the pot along with 3 times their volume of fresh water.
7. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 30 to 45 minutes or until tender.
8. Drain, reserving 2 cups of the cooking liquid.
9. Meanwhile, dice the bacon and set aside.
10. In a bean pot or 16-cup casserole, combine the beans, reserved cooking liquid, bacon, tomatoes, onions, ketchup, molasses, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper.
11. Bake, covered, in a 300 degree F.
12. oven for 2-1/2 hours.
13. Uncover and bake for 1 to 1-1/2 hours longer or until the sauce is thickened and coats the beans well.

white pea beans, bacon, tomatoes, onions, ketchup, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, salt, pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/comfy-baked-beans-70748 (may not work)