MAPLE SYRUP RUM BAKED BEANS

MAPLE SYRUP RUM BAKED BEANS image

Yield 10-15

Number Of Ingredients 10

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4 cups dried navy beans, precooked
1 lb fat and lean salt pork, sliced
1 large onion
1 tsp dry mustard
1 cup maple syrup
1 tbsp coarse salt
4 cored apples, unpeeled
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup rum (optional)

Steps:

Preheat over to 250F. Line bean pot with sliced port. Pour in beans and their cooking water. Roll onion in dry mustard until all mustard sticks to it. Bury it in centre of beans. Pour maple syrup and coarse salt on top. Bake covered for 6 to 8 hours, adding more hot water if needed to keep beans moist. Uncover for last hour of cooking. Cover beans with whole apples, placed as close together as possible. Cream together butter and sugar and spread on top of apples. This forms a delicious topping when beans are baked. Pour rum on top before serving.