Recipe information
Yield
Serves 6
Ingredients
2 cups dried navy beans, picked over and rinsed
1 onion, chopped
1 large garlic clove, chopped fine
1/2 pound bacon, chopped
8 cups water
1/2 cup Grade B maple syrup (or Grade A maple syrup flavored with 3 drops maple extract, or to taste)
1 teaspoon English-style dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Preparation
Step 1
In a 7 1/2-quart ovenproof heavy kettle measuring about 12 inches across combine beans, onion, garlic, bacon, and water and simmer, covered partially, 1 hour. Ladle out and reserve 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 300°F.
Step 3
In a bowl stir together reserved cooking liquid, maple syrup, mustard, and paprika until combined well and stir into bean mixture with enough additional water to just cover beans.
Step 4
Bake beans, covered, adding water at hourly intervals to keep mixture just covered, 5 hours.
