Maple Baked Beans Recipe
Summary
Difficulty LevelEasyHealth IndexAverage
Ingredients
| Pea beans | 1 Pound, dried | |
| Water | 2 Quart | |
| Baking soda | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Cups water - 6 | ||
| Salt | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Bacon slices - 8, crisp-cooked, crumbled | ||
| Firmly packed brown sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Maple-flavored syrup - 1/2 cup | ||
| Instant minced onion | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Worcestershire sauce | 2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Apples | 2 , cored | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1 Sort and rinse beans.
2 In a deep 4-quart casserole with lid, combine beans and 2 quarts water.
3 Stir in baking soda. Cover and let stand overnight.
MAKING
4 Drain and rinse beans.
5 Return beans to the casserole.
6 Add 6 cups water and salt.
7 Cover and microwave at 100% (HIGH) for 18 to 20 minutes or until boiling. Stir.
8 Cover and microwave at 30% (MEDIUM LOW) for 60 to 70 minutes or until beans are tender; stir every 20 minutes.
9 Drain, reserving the liquid.
10 Stir bacon, brown sugar, maple-flavored syrup, onion, Worcestershire sauce and cinnamon into the beans.
11 Add 1 cup reserved cooking liquid; reserve remaining liquid. Cover.
12 Microwave at 30% (MEDIUM LOW) for 80 to 90 minutes or until beans are very tender and flavors blend; stir every 20 minutes.
13 Add more reserved cooking liquid, if necessary.
14 Top with a ring of apple slices. Cover.
15 Microwave at 30% (MEDIUM LOW) for 15 to 20 minutes or until apples are tender; give dish a half turn after 10 minutes.
SERVING
16 Serve hot.
1 Sort and rinse beans.
2 In a deep 4-quart casserole with lid, combine beans and 2 quarts water.
3 Stir in baking soda. Cover and let stand overnight.
MAKING
4 Drain and rinse beans.
5 Return beans to the casserole.
6 Add 6 cups water and salt.
7 Cover and microwave at 100% (HIGH) for 18 to 20 minutes or until boiling. Stir.
8 Cover and microwave at 30% (MEDIUM LOW) for 60 to 70 minutes or until beans are tender; stir every 20 minutes.
9 Drain, reserving the liquid.
10 Stir bacon, brown sugar, maple-flavored syrup, onion, Worcestershire sauce and cinnamon into the beans.
11 Add 1 cup reserved cooking liquid; reserve remaining liquid. Cover.
12 Microwave at 30% (MEDIUM LOW) for 80 to 90 minutes or until beans are very tender and flavors blend; stir every 20 minutes.
13 Add more reserved cooking liquid, if necessary.
14 Top with a ring of apple slices. Cover.
15 Microwave at 30% (MEDIUM LOW) for 15 to 20 minutes or until apples are tender; give dish a half turn after 10 minutes.
SERVING
16 Serve hot.
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