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GRANDMA SIMON'S BAKED BEANS 
I serve this from the Dutch oven at our get-togethers (because I make a big pot for our family) and don’t always use the bacon, but this is my Grandma’s recipe as she gave it to me, except since I started making it I have added the Bush’s baked beans and usually don’t need but a drop of syrup.

It was always a big favorite at our parties when we were still up in Michigan and she made it herself.

She told me she used to make it from scratch, soaking the beans the night before and using molasses and ground mustard, but she said that one time she was in a hurry and made this version and nobody noticed. So that’s the one she used for the rest of her life and it was always in demand.

1 lb. ground beef or ground turkey
1 medium onion, chopped
4-6 regular cans B&M brick oven baked beans (adjust for how many servings you want)
2 large cans Bush’s baked beans with onions and brown sugar
maple syrup, to taste
prepared mustard, also to taste
3 slices bacon
salt and pepper, to taste

Brown the ground beef in a skillet, adding the chopped onions at this time. Add salt and pepper. Drain the ground beef when browned, but keep the onions.

Move the ground beef and onions to a Dutch oven or stock pot. Add the beans, warm up and let the flavors blend on medium, stirring often to prevent burning at the bottom. Add the maple syrup and mustard, both to taste.

Fry up 3 strips of bacon and put the bean mixture in a 9/13-inch pan and garnish with the bacon strips.

Place in the oven on broil for just a few moments, to brown the top of the beans JUST A BIT.

That’s it!

Submitted by: Lori Steele

 

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