Franny did you post a recipe for home-made baked beans recently?

[TooTicky]

Or did I imagine it? I seem to remember it looked rather good. If it existed, that is...

she did... i cut and pasted it, hang on......

ta da - baked beans a la franny

Home baked beans

8 oz haricot beans
1 lb toms, skinned and deseeded (I used tinned and it is ok if maybe a little runny)
2 tbsp tom puree
2 tbsp molasses
2 tsp mustard powder
3/4 pint hot stock (that's three quarters, not 3 or 4 )

Soak beans overnight in large bowl covered with cold water. Drain well, put in sauce pan and cover with cold water by at least 2 ins. Bring to boil, skim surface, cover pan and cook at rolling boil for 30 mins. Drain well. Preheat oven to GM 2. Put beans in lge casserole and stir in all remaining ingredients. Mix well. Cover casserole and cook for 2.5 hours. Stir gently and cook for another 35 mins or until tender and sauce thickened. (normally takes up to 4 hours to get really tender and not too runny IME).

Freezes well and is popular with dads as well as children. I normally cook at least double and freeze lots. It has been pointed out to me that with having to cook them for so long, and with baked beans being so cheap, that it is probably cheaper to buy them, but I would far rather have this sort with no salt and no artificial sweeteners. I think baked beans are a truly healthy food but the tinned sort normally have a lot of crap added. These are easy to make and also make the house smell lovely.

Thanks, that's great

LOL that I now have Baked Bean minions to post my recipes for me

ALBS, you can be in my Baked Bean gang for ever and ever

lol. not that i've made it yet... i want a day when i'm gonna be in LOTS to keep an eye on it lol.

looking forward to it.

got lots of Franny recipes printed out. stalker? never

Oh god don't do it in this heat, either

ah it's franny with another ill-advised comedy name btw

i just copied your recipe to a word document.

have always hated tinned baked beans so willing to give yours a try.

can i join your baked beans gang?

Yes but you have to have a baked bean related name.

Or the word "Lulu" in your name, I don't mind which.

hhmmm, a baked bean tyrant.

henceforth i am
lulukidneybean!

You have to actually change your name to it, kiski, you can't just say it

Ah, forget it, I think I have changed my name enough today for both of us

Best I stay clear of this thread [diplomatic retreat]

Viola!

ffs

LOL I love

"viola"