Classy Baked Beans

Total Time: 7 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 lb dried navy beans
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 6 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons chili sauce
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup dark rum
• 12 ounces v8 vegetable juice

Recipe

• 1 soak the dry beans overnight.
• 2 drain.
• 3 cook three of the bacon strips (in the microwave is quick and easy) and crumble.
• 4 mix beans, crumbled bacon, and the next 9 ingredients. mix well.
• 5 pour into a dutch oven or bean pot.
• 6 cut up remaining three strips of bacon into 2 inch lengths and place on top of beans.
• 7 cook at 275 degrees for 7 hours or until beans are tender.
• 8 stir in additional v8, molasses or water as needed during the cooking time (check after 3 hours, then every 2 hours after.).
• 9 serve with classic brown bread cooked in the can.