I have been wanting to try my hand at making baked beans for quite a while. I just never remember to purchase navy or northern beans. They are not a staple in our house (it’s pinto beans). So, yesterday I decided to try them with pinto beans. These are still cooking, just now soft but the flavor is wonderful!
I found this recipe online but replaced pinto beans for the white beans (see below). I cooked it in my crock pot, adding a can of Guinness Draft beer after 8 hours, then more water with 1/4 cup of potato starch after 14 hours. I don’t think I let the beans soak long enough (these beans are about 1 1/2 years old and should have been kept in my long-term storage bin instead of the smaller container in the kitchen). They are still, after 24 hours in the crock pot, more firm than I like.
I served these with Evergood Pineapple Sausage and Muffins (recipe below), which my son LOVED.
Plain Muffins
Description
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/muffins.htm
Ingredients
Instructions
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In a large bowl combine the oil, egg, milk, sugar and salt. Mix it very well with a fork or wire whisk. Measure in the baking powder and flour. Mix again until all of the dough particles are moistened. Do not over mix. The whole thing should take about 20 to 30 strokes. Spoon the batter into a dozen well oiled muffin cups. Bake at 400° for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool slightly before removing from the pan.
Note
Cereal Muffins: After preparing the above recipe using 1/4-cup of sugar, add 1-cup of cooked cereal. You may add oatmeal, or grits, or rice, or farina, or whatever you have left over. This makes about 18 muffins. Rice is my favorite.
Whole Wheat Muffins: Use half or all whole wheat flour instead of the white flour called for. Use 1/3-cup brown sugar for the sweetener.
Rye Muffins: Replace 1/2-cup of white flour with Rye flour. Add 1-teaspoon caraway seeds to the batter. Use 1/4-cup of brown sugar for the sweetener.
Cornmeal Muffins: Replace 1-cup of white flour with cornmeal. Use 1/3-cup of white sugar for the sweetener.