Baked Beans from Scratch

Ingredients

• 1 cup navy beans , soaked overnight and drained
• 4 cups water
• 0.25 cups ketchup
• 0.25 cups maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.13 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.13 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 small onion , chopped

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients.

2. 2

   Place beans in a large saucepan with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 1 hour.

3. 3

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Stir ketchup, maple syrup, brown sugar, molasses, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and chili powder together in a small bowl; set aside.

4. 4

   Once beans have simmered for 1 hour, drain, and reserve cooking liquid. Pour beans into a 1 1/2-quart casserole dish; stir in chopped onion and molasses mixture. Stir in enough reserved cooking liquid so sauce covers beans by 1/4 inch.

5. 5

   Cover and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes; reduce heat to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C) and cook 6 hours longer, stirring beans after they have cooked for 3 hours. Once beans are tender and sauce has reduced and is sticky, remove from the oven, stir, recover, and allow to stand 15 minutes before serving.