Great Canadian Barn Dance Beans Recipes

OLD FASHIONED FRENCH CANADIAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Cover beans with water and soak overnight.
• Rinse beans then bring to a boil in approximately 1 quart of water, bay leaf and garlic - simmer for 30 minutes.
• Turn off heat and let beans stand for approximately 1 1/2 hours until soft. Drain and reserve the bean liquid. Discard bay leaf and garlic.
• Mix together remaining ingredients (excluding beans and bacon).
• Add beans to bean pot (or any covered dish).
• Stir in molasses mixture to beans. Top off with some of the reserved bean liquid.
• Arrange bacon on top.
• Cover and bake at 300 degrees for 7 hours. For the final hour of cooking, remove cover to let bean brown up nicely.
• Note: check occasionally and keep beans covered with reserved bean liquid during cooking.

CANADIAN BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans in cold water to cover them overnight; DO NOT DRAIN.
• Place beans, and water in which they were soaked, in saucepan and simmer for 1/2 hour.
• Place beans a mixing bowl; add all remaining ingredients. Mix well.
• Add additional water, if desired.
• Pour into a casserole pot/ dish.
• Cover and bake at 300 deg F for 6-8 hours, removing cover during last 1/2 hour of baking.
• ****Add boiling water 2-3 times to keep beans moist and covered with liquid; stir occasionally. Do not add water during last 1/2 hour of baking.

CANADIAN BAKED BEANS WITH MAPLE SYRUP (NO MOLASSES)

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight to cut down on cooking time. Drain and place in a 4 quart bean pot.
• Mix seasonings and Maple Syrup together and stir into beans. Add enough water to cover.
• Peel Onion and remove root and blossom ends. Push whole onion down into beans and place the salt pork next to it.
• Bake covered in a 250 degree oven for about 8 hours.
• Check on them every hour or so and see if you need to add water so they never dry out. When finished if you want the sauce to be thicker then you can always stir in some refried bean flakes and let sit to thicken.