Mennonite Traditional Baked Beans

Total Time: 12 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups dried navy beans (or great northern beans)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 small bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 ham bone
• 1 cup cooked ham, diced
• 2 cups tomato juice (may need more or less)

Recipe

• 1 put beans in a large saucepan, pour in enough water to cover. soak beans overnight.
• 2 drain beans, return to pan and add 3-4 cups fresh water. bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook until skins wrinkle; about 30 minutes.
• 3 in large covered roaster, combine salt, bay leaf, dry mustard, brown sugar, onion, ham bone and diced ham.
• 4 drain beans and add to roaster.
• 5 pour enough tomato juice over beans, just to cover.
• 6 cover roaster and bake at 300°f for 4 hours, adding additional tomato juice or water, as necessary.