Amish Style Baked Beans Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Soak the beans overnight in a plastic container covered with cold water.
• 2. The next day pre-heat oven to 250 degrees. Place a large oven safe pot over medium heat and add in the chopped uncooked bacon and onion, cook about 10 minutes until onions are soft. Stir in tomato paste, brown sugar and molasses. Drain the beans, keeping the liquid stored in a measuring cup. Add beans to pot. Add enough vegetable broth to the bean liquid to total 4 cups and add to pot. Raise heat to high and bring to a boil. Add black pepper and salt. Stir and cover pot with a lid.
• 3. Place in oven for 6-8 hours until the beans are soft.

Steps:

• Pick over and rinse 1 lb dried navy beans (2 1/4 cups). Soak in cold water to cover by 2 inches at least 8 hours. Alternatively, quick-soak beans (see cooks' note, below). Drain.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Rinse and pat dry 1 (1/4-lb) piece salt pork (rind discarded), then cut into 3 pieces.
• Put beans and pork in an ovenproof 3-quart heavy pot with a lid. Add 4 1/2 cups water, 1 large onion (finely chopped; about 2 cups), 2 chopped garlic cloves, 1/2 cup Grade B maple syrup, 1 tablespoon dry English mustard (preferably Colman's), and 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper and stir to combine. Cover pot and bake until beans are just tender, 3 to 4 hours.
• Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. Remove lid. Bake beans, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed but beans are still saucy, 1 to 1 1/2 hours more. Remove from oven. Stir in 1 tablespoon cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon salt or more to taste.