Grammy's Recipe Book Sides

Baked Beans

325°F oven

Prep
15 min
Cook
2 hr 30 min
Total
2 hr 45 minstart to eating

Times are our estimates for Grammy's recipe, with unhurried prep.

Grammy's handwritten page for Baked Beans
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As written

Word for word from her page, with her spelling and line breaks. [?] marks a word we couldn't read.

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2 cans 16-18 oz pork & beans
3/4 c brown sugar
1 tsp dry mustard
6 slices of bacon cut in pieces
1/2 cup ketchup
Empty 1 can in greased casserole
combine sugar + mustard and spread half
over beans
top with other can then rest of sugar
mixture add bacon on top cover with
ketchup bake uncovered at
325° for 2 1/2 hours

Grammy's recipe

Her recipe, typed out to cook from: her amounts and her words, with abbreviations spelled out and the steps numbered.

Ingredients

  • 2 (16- to 18-ounce) cans pork and beans
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 6 slices bacon, cut in pieces
  • ½ cup ketchup

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 325°. Empty 1 can of beans into a greased casserole.
  2. Combine the brown sugar and mustard and spread half over the beans.
  3. Top with the other can, then the rest of the sugar mixture.
  4. Add the bacon on top and cover with the ketchup.
  5. Bake uncovered at 325° for 2½ hours.

Ideas to play with

Twists and variations to try. Suggestions, not hers.

  • Onion

    Add a chopped onion between the layers.

  • Molasses

    Replace ¼ cup of the brown sugar with molasses for Boston-style beans.

  • Slow cooker

    Layer the same way and cook on low 6 hours.

  • Cookout

    Serve with Grammy’s fried chicken and Joanne’s cole slaw.