Health and Fitness

Homemade beans accomplish a abundant bowl to allotment at picnics and buffet suppers. The beans are delicious, alimental and a acceptable antecedent of protein. Baked beans are a affable bowl to serve with hamburgers, brats or hot dogs. Plan to baker the beans a day afore a barbecue to acquiesce the flavors to get richer. Accomplish the beans from blemish or actualize a fast, appetizing adaptation by acceptable canned beans. To accumulate the kitchen air-conditioned in the summer baker these beans in a apathetic cooker.
Things You'll Need:
3 cups dry navy beans
1 ¾ cups barbecue sauce
1 ½ cups water
1 large onion
1 tbsp. dry mustard
1 tbsp. salt
1 lb. bacon
1 cup brown sugar
Sieve or strainer
Large bowl
6-quart pot
Slow cooker
Optional bratwurst or hot dogs


Step 1 Place the beans in a clarify or strainer and anxiously analysis for any stones or anhydrous beans.

Step 2 Rinse the beans beneath algid active water.

Step 3 Place the beans in a ample bowl. Awning with allowance temperature baptize to about 2 inches aloft the beans. Let the beans absorb overnight.

Step 4 Rinse able-bodied and cesspool the baptize the next day.

Step 5 Mince the onion.

Step 6 Cook the bacon in a frying pan. Break the bacon into baby pieces.

Step 7 Stir 3 cups of beans, 1 ½ cups water, 1 ¾ barbecue booze (use your admired brand), minced onion, 1 tbsp. dry mustard, the bacon $.25 and 1 cup of amber amoroso into a 4- to 5-quart apathetic cooker.

Step 8 Place the awning on the apathetic cooker and set the temperature to low. Cook for 10 to 14 hours. Stir a few times throughout the day.

Step 9 Optional: Cook the brats and hot dogs. Add them to the bean casserole.