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From:	Deborah (Recipes.vegsource.com)
Subject:	Baked Beans
Date:	February 23, 2010 at 10:00 am PST

Baked Beans

2 lbs small white beans
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup bakon bits or Tempeh bakon
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 Tbs mild molasses
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/8 tsp mustard (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste

Soak beans overnight (in fridge).
Drain and rinse.
Put in a pot with water to cover + 1".
Bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes, skimming off any
scum that forms.
Reduce heat to medium simmer.
Simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
Drain and rinse.
Preheat oven to 300 F.
Mix onion, bakon bits, brown sugar, molasses, ketchup,
garlic powder, and mustard into the beans.
Put bean mixture into a greased casserole.
Cover casserole.
Bake for about 1 - 1 & 1/2 hours, or until beans are very
tender,
adding a little water as needed to keep beans from drying
out.
Add salt and pepper to taste just before serving.

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VARIATION:

BBQ Baked Beans

Use BBQ sauce in place of ketchup.

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QUICK METHOD:

Use canned beans, proceeding from "Mix onion,
bakon bits," etc.

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