Basic Baked Beans - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. small white navy beans (2 c.)
2 onions, sliced and chopped
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp. lite salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 c. ketchup
2 c. light brown sugar
1/3 c. vinegar
3 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp. dry mustard

Preparation

Day before serving, soak beans in cold water, covered, overnight (water should cover beans completely).
Next day, drain beans in colander; rinse under cold water.
Turn into a 6-quart kettle.
Cover with 5 cups of water.
Add onion, bay leaves, lite salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 hour, or until beans are tender.
Add more water if needed.
Remove bay leaves.
To bake, preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Drain bean mixture, reserving liquid.
Turn beans into a 4-quart baking dish that has been sprayed with a nonfat cooking spray.
Combine ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, Worcestershire and mustard; mix well.
Pour over beans; stir to combine.
Add enough of the reserved liquid to cover the beans.
Bake, uncovered, 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours.
Serves 10.