Fogdog
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Baked beans with maple syrup
Recipe By :The Brilliant Bean cookbook
Serving Size : 6
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups great northern beans
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root -- peeled and minced
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups fresh brewed coffee
1/2 cup maple syrup US grade B
2 medium onion -- chopped fine
1/4 pound salt pork
To cook Beans:
Generously cover beans with water and soak overnight OR, generously cover beans with water and bring water to a boil, remove from heat and soak for 1 hour.
Drain beans (discarding soak-water if you want to reduce gas-production later)
Place beans in a pot, cover with 6 cups cold water, add an onion (quartered) and a bay leaf.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes or longer until beans are cooked but still firm.
Drain beans but reserve cooking liquid.
To cook baked beans:
1. Preheat oven to 275 F. Place beans in an oven proof pot (earthenware casserole or enameled cast iron Dutch oven)
2. In a bowl, combine pepper, mustard, ginger, coffee, maple syrup and 1 1/2 cups bean cooking liquid. Mix well and pour over beans. If the
mixture doesn't cover the beans, add more of the bean cooking liquid to cover beans.
3. Add onion to beans and stir to combine
4. Score fat side of pork in 1/2 inch diamond pattern. Do not cut through rind. Place scored side up on beans.
5. Cover the pot and place in oven for 6 1/2 - 7 hours. Remove beans from oven and stir. Add 1/2 to 1 cup of the cooking liquid if beans appear
dry. Recover pot and return to oven for 1 hour more.
6. Remove cover from beans (they should be moist but most of the liquid should have been absorbed.) and bake for 30 minutes until top of beans
appear to be crusty (interior will be almost dry and syrupy)
