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Rancho Gordo Traditional Baked Beans

Yellow Eye or Cranberry beans

high-quality, lean applewood-smoked bacon

yellow onion

brown sugar

dry mustard

fresh ground black pepper

molasses

oven

Preheat oven to 300 F. In a 2-qt casserole or Dutch oven, saute bacon over medium heat until the fat begins to render. Remove all but 2T of the bacon fat. Add onion and saute until softened but not browned, 6-8 minutes.

Add brown sugar, mustard, salt, pepper, and molasses to the onion-bacon mixture and cook until well combined.

Add drained beans and stir until well combined. Add enough of the soaking liquid to cover the beans.

Baked covered in oven for 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Check every so often to make sure that the beans are covered with liquid, adding more as necessary. To avoid breaking the beans apart, do not stir.