Sweet and Spicy Baked Beans

Ingredients

• 4 slices bacon cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 0.3 cup t brown sugar dark packed
• 1 pound navy beans dried
• 1 teaspoon ground mustard dry
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper red
• 3 tablespoons jalapeno minced ( 1)
• 0.3 cup blackstrap molasses light
• 1 cup onion diced (1 small)
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste 
• 5 cups water divided

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Sort and wash beans; place in a large Dutch oven. Cover with water to 2 inches above beans; cover and let stand 8 hours or overnight.
2. Drain beans.
3. Preheat oven to 35
4. Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat 5 minutes or just until crisp.
5. Remove bacon from pan, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in pan; return bacon to pan.
6. Add onion to drippings in pan; cook 5 minutes or until onion begins to brown, stirring often.
7. Add tomato paste; cook 2 minutes, stirring often.
8. Add molasses, sugar, jalapeo, mustard, and red pepper; stir to combine. Stir in beans and 4 cups water. Increase heat to medium-high; bring mixture to a boil.
9. Remove from heat. Cover and bake at 350 for 3 hours. Stir in remaining 1 cup water. Cover and bake an additional 1 hour or until beans are tender, but not falling apart, and liquid is almost absorbed.
10. Remove from oven; stir in salt.