Cider & Bacon Baked Beans

Ingredients

• 10 oz. thick-cut bacon, medium diced (8 slices)
• 1 lb. dried Great Northern beans
• 2 tsp. cider vinegar (optional)
• 6 cups lower-salt chicken broth
• Kosher salt
• 1-½ Tbs. dry mustard
• ¼ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
• + 9 more ingredients
• • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 cup hard apple cider
  • 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and small diced (7-½ oz.)
  • 2 sprigs fresh marjoram
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • ¹/₈ tsp. ground cloves

Sort through the beans to make sure there are no little stones and then put them in a large bowl or pot. Add enough cold water to cover the beans by 2 inches and let soak overnight. Drain the beans well, tilting the colander instead of shaking it to gently extract the water and protect the beans’...

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