Recipe: Granny Fearing's Kentucky Baked Beans

GRANNY FEARING'S KENTUCKY BAKED BEANS

1 (21 ounce) can pork and beans
Large onion, finely chopped
1 (12 ounce) bottle Heinz ketchup
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light-brown sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
2 tablespoons Heinz Sweet Gherkin juice
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 pound thickly sliced smoked bacon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine pork and beans, onion, ketchup, mustard, brown sugar, molasses, gherkin juice, vinegar, salt and pepper in a buttered 2-quart casserole. Top with strips of bacon in a crisscross pattern. Cover with aluminum foil.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 hour; remove foil and bake another 30 minutes.

Servings: 6
Source: Mansion on Turtle Creek Cookbook by Dean Fearing