Robust Country Baked Beans

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups great northern beans, dried
• 1 cup kidney bean, dried
• 2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1/4 cup country-style dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup dark molasses
• 1/2 lb thick-sliced bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1/2 lb salt lamb, cubed
• 2 medium onions, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in dutch oven stir together both beans and add enough cold water to cover beans and soak overnight
• 2 if needed add more water to cover beans**.
• 3 cook over high heat until water comes to a boil, reduce heat to med, continue cooking 30 to 40 minutes or until beans are tender.
• 4 heat oven to 350*f.
• 5 drain beans
• 6 in large bean pot or dutch oven combine beans and remaining ingredients.
• 7 bake, stirring occasionally for 6 to 9 hours or until beans are a rich brown color and sauce has thickened.
• 8 if beans become dry during baking, add 1 to 2 cups water.
• 9 for same day:.
• 10 for same day preparation do not soak beans overnight.
• 11 instead cook over high heat until water comes to full boil, reduce heat to med, boil 2 minutes, remove from heat, cover let stand for1 hour.
• 12 continue as directed "above" starting at step 2 (look above **).