Baked Beans In Clay Pot

Total Time: 12 hrs 4 mins Preparation Time: 12 hrs Cook Time: 4 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs navy beans (, dry)
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup mustard
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 lb bacon, sliced

Recipe

• 1 soak beans in cold water overnight. drain. cover with fresh cold water. heat to boiling point then simmer 30 minutes. drain reserving 1½ cups cooking water.
• 2 in medium bowl mix ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, salt, pepper and cooking water and add another 1/2 cup water.
• 3 in a clay pot,cast iron or crockery pot, layer 1/3 bacon slices,onions, beans and ketchup mixture.
• 4 repeat ending with beans. cover with remaining bacon slices. put lid on pot and bake in a 250* oven for about 8 hours.
• 5 with clay cooker you put the pot in a cold oven; heat to 400*. after 30 minutes reduce heat to 300*.cook for 3 hours; reduce heat to 250* for another 1/2 hour.
• 6 serve with a boiled potatoes, ham, fresh bread and ketchup,.