Sweet And Spicy Baked Beans

• 1 pound dried navy beans
• 4 bacon slices, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 cup diced onion (1 small)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/3 cup light molasses
• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons minced jalapeno pepper (about 1)
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 5 cups water, divided
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours or overnight. Drain beans.
2. Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
3. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat 5 minutes or just until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan; return bacon to pan. Add onion to drippings in pan; cook 5 minutes or until onion begins to brown, stirring often. Add tomato paste; cook 2 minutes, stirring often. Add molasses, sugar, jalapeno, mustard, and red pepper; stir to combine. Stir in beans and 4 cups water. Increase heat to medium-high; bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat. Cover and bake at 350u0b0 for 3 hours. Stir in remaining 1 cup water. Cover and bake an additional 1 hour or until beans are tender, but not falling apart, and liquid is almost absorbed. Remove from oven; stir in salt.

beans, bacon, onion, tomato paste, light molasses, brown sugar, pepper, mustard, ground red pepper, water, salt

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sweet-spicy-baked-beans (may not work)