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Maple and Ginger Baked Beans

SUBMITTED BY: TINAFARRENKOPF

"Baked beans made from scratch in the slow cooker. It takes a lot of time to cook, but not a lot of work. Use Yellow Eye beans if they are available in your area, and grade A amber maple syrup if you can."

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PREP TIME	1 Hr
COOK TIME	10 Hrs
READY IN	19 Hrs

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

1 1/2 pounds dry great Northern beans
1 large onion, cut into wedges
4 ounces salt pork, diced
3/4 cup real maple syrup
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups boiling water

DIRECTIONS

Soak the dried beans in a large pot of water overnight, then drain. Refill the pot with water, and bring to a boil. Simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
While the beans are cooking, mix together the maple syrup, molasses, brown sugar, ginger, mustard powder, salt, pepper and water. Set aside.
Place onion wedges into the bottom of a 3 quart or larger slow cooker. Place salt pork cubes over the onion. Drain the beans, and transfer to the slow cooker. Pour the maple syrup mixture over the beans. If there is not enough liquid to cover the beans, add a little more hot water.
Cover, and cook on the Low setting for 10 to 12 hours, or cook on High for 5 to 6 hours. If cooking the beans on High, you will want to check occasionally in case they need a little bit more water. If the beans are too juicy for your liking, leave the lid off for the last 30 minutes to steam off some of the liquid.

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Reviewed on feb. 11, 2008 by TINAFARRENKOPF

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.89 star rating.

TINAFARRENKOPF
feb. 11, 2008

Just a comment on this recipe I submitted. Wow, haven't looked at this site in awhile... anyhow, in defense of this recipe... this is a variation of the more traditional New England baked bean dish (made with just brown sugar and/or molasses with ground mustard) and it is meant to be "subtle". Bland and slightly sweet actually with a hint of ginger zippiness. It is not like the baked bean dishes from the American West and South which are much spicier and zesty (which I also love, been looking for a good bbq/ranch style/southwestern type of bean recipe to try). Ketchup and other spices, as some reviewers suggested and added, seem almost sacrilegious. LOL As for the amount of water you add to the beans, the recipe as I originally submitted stated that it had to be monitored and adjusted accordingly. Different altitudes (I'm in Colorado) and crockpots will require some tweaking. Also, I always stir the beans a few times in the last few hours, which crushes a few beans and thickens up the dish overall. If there is too much water, I remove some. Cooking is an art, not a precise science... tweak as you go... adding more of "this" next time and less of "that"... which is why there are so many recipes for the "same dishes" out there.

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Just a comment on this recipe I submitted. Wow, haven't looked at this site in awhile...... MORE

Reviewed on mar. 8, 2005 by THEMUNCH_TX

Not sure what I did wrong, but these were not good - they came out very bland. My husband and... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 15, 2007 by Diana

After reading the reviews I was a little leary to try this recipe. I will have to say that I... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 17, 2005 by Connie

Without reviews i tried this, & it is very good. I liked the ginger in the recipe, gave it new... MORE

Reviewed on dec. 6, 2006 by carlene marie

After reading the poor review above, I thought maybe what this recipe needed was ketchup, so I... MORE

Reviewed on apr. 24, 2009 by msommers

I had to try these after reading the creator's review - her approach to cooking sounded like... MORE

Reviewed on feb. 20, 2008 by wrappinitup62

our family loves baked beans. the flavours were excellent. I needed to cook it a lot longer... MORE

Reviewed on may 21, 2007 by Cindy Lou

I cooked the beans on high, and after 7 hrs, they were still a bit runny. Some of my family... MORE