vegetarian baked beans

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (16 ounce) package dried navy beans
• water as needed
• 2 cups chopped sweet onion
• 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ready Time: 15 hrs 10 mins


• place navy beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight.
• drain navy beans and put into a pot with 5 cups water.
• bring water to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 250 degrees f (120 degrees c).
• combine beans, onion, brown sugar, molasses, vinegar, mustard, garlic, nutmeg, and cinnamon in a 2-quart casserole dish with a lid; season with pepper. place lid on dish.
• bake in the preheated oven, 5 to 7 hours, stirring halfway through and adding water if mixture is too dry. remove lid and bake until mixture has reduced to desired thickness, about 1 hour more.