Mike try this recipe Vegetarian Boston Baked Beans

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Vegetarian Boston Baked Beans

 

 2 pounds white beans (northern or navy beans)

 2 teaspoons salt

 2 teaspoons dry mustard

 1/2 cup molasses

 1/2 cup brown sugar (optional, if you like your beans sweet)

 1 onion, peeled and chopped

 2 tablespoons olive oil

 1 to 2 teaspoons liquid smoke

 

Soak the beans overnight in plenty of tap water. Or, you can bring them to a

boil on the stove and then turn them off; cover them and let them sit for an

hour or two. The point of this is to reconstitute them some, making them easier

to cook.

 

After the initial preparation, boil your beans on the back of the stove for

about 30 to 45 minutes. They won't be perfectly soft, but they will be almost

soft. Drain off the cooking water. In a very large casserole (4 quart) combine

the semi-cooked beans, salt, dry mustard, molasses, sugar, onion, olive oil and

liquid smoke to taste. Add enough hot water to barely come to the top of the

beans. Put a lid on the casserole, or tin foil. Bake the beans at 300° for about

5 to 7 hours. They will be tender, fragrant and delicious. The cooked beans may

be frozen in 2-cup portions to substitute for canned baked beans  in any recipe.

They make a good main dish, or a side dish for a large crowd. This recipe serves

about 16. I make such a large amount so I can have plenty of leftovers to

freeze.

 

Another way to cook this, good in the summertime, is to use a crock pot. Boil

the soaked beans for 30 minutes, as directed above. Then, instead of combining

everything in a casserole, combine them in the crock pot instead. Put the lid on

the Crock Pot after you've mixed everything up in it, and cook it on High for

about 3 or 4 hours, or on low for 8 to 10 hours. You can position a folded dish

towel on top of the lid if your crock pot doesn't get quite hot enough to cook

beans normally. The dish towel helps maintain a temperature hot enough to just

barely simmer the beans.

 

 

 

 

 

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thanks! I'll give it a try next time