Best Grammy Carls Rule For Baked Beans Recipes

Baked Beans image

Provided by Sandra Lee

Time 43m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 pound slab bacon, thickly sliced and chopped into 1/2-inch dice
2 (32-ounce) cans baked beans
1/2 cup ketchup
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
2 tablespoons honey

Steps:

In a heavy pot or Dutch oven, add the chopped bacon and cook over medium heat just until the fat begins to render, about 4 minutes. Add baked beans, ketchup, brown sugar, hot pepper sauce, and honey and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce the heat slightly to maintain a simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, or until flavors are combined.

Grammy Carl's Rule For Molasses Cookies with Boiled Marshmallow Frosting image

Provided by Nancy Fuller

Categories dessert

Time 40m

Yield 12 cookie sandwiches

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup dark brown sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup molasses
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Kosher salt
3 large egg whites
8 marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
For the molasses cookies: Put the brown sugar, butter and vegetable shortening in a large bowl and beat with a hand mixer on medium speed until combined. Add the flour, molasses, eggs, cinnamon, ginger and baking soda and beat until combined.
Use a tablespoon to scoop the dough onto the baking sheets. Make sure there is ample space between each dough ball as the cookies will spread.
Bake until puffed on top, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet on a rack for 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to the rack to cool completely before frosting.
For the boiled frosting: Combine the granulated sugar, 3/4 cup water, cream of tartar and a pinch of salt in a medium heavy-bottomed pot, bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until a candy thermometer registers 245 degrees, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and fold in the marshmallows until melted.
Put the egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment and whip on medium-high speed into stiff peaks. Turn the mixer to low and slowly pour the hot sugar mixture into the egg whites. Beat on medium speed until cool and fluffy, then fold in the vanilla extract.
Using a butter knife, frost the bottoms of half the cookies, top them with the remaining cookies, and serve.

Grammie Bea's Boston Baked Beans image

Provided by Lindas Busy Kitchen

Categories Beans

Time 8h20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 cups dried white pea beans or 3 cups dried navy beans, cleaned
1 large onion
1/2 lb salt pork
1/2 cup sugar, a little under
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt, if salt pork has mostly meat in it or 1 tablespoon salt, if salt pork has mostly fat in it

Steps:

Clean beans of pebbles and rocks.
Put cleaned beans in pot. Set aside.
Mix sugars, molasses, and mustard. Add salt and pepper. Mix into beans.
Add enough water to cover beans.
Place salt pork down into beans. You can opt to cut it up, or leave it whole, like my gram used to do.
You can also put the onions in whole, or opt to chop them up. She used to keep them whole, so us kids could fight over them lol.
Bake in bean pot, at 200 degrees, all night or 8 hours If not done, finish in the morning.
When beans are ready to be eaten, turn oven up to 450 until beans start to boil, then turn back to 200, until ready to serve.
Note: If beans look like they are drying out, just add water as you are cooking.