Day 13 Recipe: Grannys Baked Beans

Well this recipe takes a little longer to make than I would normally spend on any one dish. However I felt it was ok this time, as this is an old recipe of my Grannys, that people rave about! Thought I had better try it out. In all honesty, the work is not all that difficult or complex, it just requires alot of cooking time. Well worth it though!

DAY 13 RECIPE:

GRANNYS BAKED BEANS

This recipe was from my Granny. The way she had a written was a little, shall we say vague? So this is my interpretation of it!

INGREDIENTS:


1 Ham Bone
4 cups Cubed or chunks of Cooked Ham
2 Cups Uncooked Navy Beans
1 (14 oz) Can Tomato Sauce
2 medium Onions, cut into chunks
2 Bay Leaves
¼ Cup Molasses
½ Cup Brown Sugar
3 Tbsp Ketchup
2 Tbsp Mustard
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 tsp Pepper
Water

DIRECTIONS:


The night before:
Put beans into a bowl and cover with water. Make sure water is at least 2 inches about beans. Cover and let sit over night
In a large Dutch oven, place your ham bone and chunks of ham. Add tomato sauce and one onion. Fill with water until it is about an inch from the top of the pot. Stir everything together, add bay leaves and simmer this mixture overnight.

Day of serving:
Drain all water off beans.
Pull ham bone out of the stock.
Add beans to pot.
Put pot in a 300 degree oven and bake for about 6 hours.
Now, add the other onion, molasses, brown sugar, ketchup, mustard and salt and pepper. Mix together. Return to oven and continue baking about another hour.
Check beans to make sure they are tender, and sauce is thick before serving. They may need a little more time in the oven.
Remember to pull out the bay leaves before serving!