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This healthy recipe is fun and easy to cook, see culinary baking directions and ingredients after this jump.

Classic Boston baked beans Ingredients:

• 4 cups water
• 3 strips thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 2 cups dried small, white beans (navy beans), picked over and rinsed, soaked overnight and drained
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup light molasses

Baking Directions:

1. In a large, ovenproof pot with a tight-fitting lid or in a Dutch oven, combine the beans, water, bay leaves and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt over high heat.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Reduce the heat to low, cover partially and simmer until the beans have softened but are still firm, 65 to 75 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and discard the bay leaves.
5. Don’t drain the beans.
6. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
7. Stir the onion, molasses, mustard, bacon and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt into the beans.
8. Cover and bake until the beans are tender and coated with a light syrup, 4 1/2 to 5 hours.
9. Check periodically to make sure the beans don’t dry out, stirring and adding hot water as needed.

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