Baked Beans With Bacon Recipe

• 1 lb small white beans, such as navy beans
• 6 slc thick-cut smoked bacon
• 1 lrg yellow onion, minced
• 1/2 c. dark molasses
• 1/3 c. dark brown sugar
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp dry mustard
• 1/2 tsp coarse salt
• 1/4 tsp freshly grnd black pepper

1. Wash and sort beans, discarding any stones and shriveled beans.
2. Cover with cool water and let soak overnight.
3. To cook, throw away water and place beans in a heavy 3-qt saucepan.
4. Cover with more cool water and bring to boil over medium heat.
5. Reduce heat to low and simmer till tender, about 35 to 40 min.
6. Add in more water if necessary.
7. Add in a healthy pinch of baking soda to beans if you have hard water - this will make skins tender.
8. Drain, reserving water.
9. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
10. Fry bacon almost crisp.
11. Remove bacon and reserve 3 Tbsp.
12. of drippings in skillet.
13. Drain and coarsely chop bacon and set aside.
14. Saute/fry minced onion in reserved drippings over medium-low heat till soft, about 5 min.
15. In a 2 1/2-qt bean pot or possibly casserole, combine beans and onions.
16. Gently stir in 2 c. reserved bean water, molasses, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, dry mustard, salt and pepper.
17. Cover and bake for 2 1/2 hrs or possibly till desired consistency, stirring occasionally.
18. Uncover the last half hour and stir in reserved bacon.

white beans, bacon, onion, dark molasses, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, freshly grnd black pepper

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/baked-beans-with-bacon-74048 (may not work)