Easy Oven Boston Style Baked Beans

bacon

🥗Healthier: smoked turkey

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Smoked turkey reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

molasses

🥗Healthier: maple syrup

💰Cheaper: honey

Maple syrup offers a similar sweetness with fewer calories.

Soak dried pinto beans overnight.

Cook chopped bacon in a Dutch oven to render the fat.

Add chopped onion and garlic to the bacon and cook for a few minutes.

Add ketchup, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, molasses, bay leaves, and water to the pot.

Add the soaked beans to the mixture.

Season with a pinch of kosher salt and pepper.

Cover the Dutch oven with a tight fitting lid and place it in the oven.

Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes.

During the final stage of cooking, add corn muffins to the oven.

Serve with sauteed collard greens.

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