Sunday's Plate - Baked Beans to Die For!

Here's a great new recipe for baked beans. I'm not a bean lover, but Mr. T loves baked beans, so I tried these and they were so good, I would have had them for dessert too!

Soak small white beans over night.

Boil beans until cooked - about an hour.

Reserve 3 cups of bean water. (I forgot to do this the second time I made them. Will let you know how they turned out without this.)

In a crock with a lid that is ovenproof, place beans

7 slices of uncooked bacon cut up into pieces ( use a scissors)

1 very large raw chopped onion

1 cup maple syrup - can be made by boiling 1/3 cup water and 2/3 cup sugar + maple flavoring

1 cup ketchup

1/2 cup yellow mustard

1/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup black pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

Mix in the crock, cover and cook two hours at 350.

These are truly yum.