Amish Canning Baked Beans



Delicious baked beans made with a traditional Amish recipe that are ideal for canning and retaining their complex, savory, and sweet flavors. Savor the flavor of tradition!

Ingredients:

  • 8 cups dried navy beans
  • 1 pound salt pork, diced
  • 2 large onions, finely chopped
  • 2 cups molasses
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup yellow mustard
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions:

After giving the navy beans a thorough rinse, let them soak in water overnight

Pour enough water to cover the soaked beans in a large pot

After bringing to a boil, simmer for thirty minutes

After draining, set the beans aside

Cook the chopped salt pork until browned in a different pan

Cook the chopped onions until they become tender

In a large mixing bowl, combine the cooked beans, onions, and salted pork

Combine molasses, brown sugar, ground cloves, yellow mustard, salt, and black pepper in a saucepan

When the sugar dissolves, bring to a simmer and stir

Stirring to ensure even coating, pour the molasses mixture over the beans

Leave 1 inch of headspace when packing the bean mixture into sterilized canning jars

After giving the jars a wipe down, cover them with sterilized lids and tighten the metal bands until they are fingertip tight

For 75 minutes, process the jars in a pressure canner set to 10 pounds of pressure

Before storing in a cool, dark location, let the jars cool and make sure the seals are tight


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