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Gramma's Baked Beans (Side Dish)

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Total Time: 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 1   (1 pound) package dry great northern beans
  • Lots of water
  • 1  medium  onion, chopped
  • 1  cup  ketchup
  • 1/2 cup  brown sugar, packed
  • 1/3 cup  molasses
  • 1  tablespoon  dry mustard
  • 2  teaspoons  salt, plus additional if desired
  • 1 teaspoon  fresh ground pepper, plus additional if desired
  • 1  bay leaf
  • 2  meaty ham bone or hocks

Instructions

Overnight Soak Method:

  • Rinse and pick through beans removing any small pebbles or debris. Transfer beans to a large pot and pour in enough water to cover by about 2". Cover the pot and let the beans soak overnight.
  • The next day, drain the beans and cover with the same amount of fresh water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and let simmer for 1 hour. Drain beans, reserving liquid.
  • To Cook The Soaked Beans:
    In a large oven safe pot, Dutch oven or baking dish, combine soaked beans, 1 cup cooking liquid, onion, ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, salt, mustard, bay leaf, pepper and ham bone.
  • Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 4-1/2 to 5 hours or until beans are very tender and sauce has thickened to desired consistency. Stir occasionally and add more of the reserved cooking liquid if needed during cooking time.
  • Remove ham bone to a cutting board and pull off any good meat with a fork and return it to the beans. Discard bone and fatty meat. Taste beans and season with additional salt and pepper, if needed.