Cooking Mommy: Baked Beans

Monday, June 8, 2009

Baked Beans

I made these while I was up at my sister's house. They are my Nana's recipe, and so yummy! I'm not even a big fan of regular baked beans, but these are amazing! I did use a smaller can of baked beans than the recipe calls for, and I think I like them better with the larger can, so keep in mind the ones in the pictures are meatier than the regular recipe.

Ingredients
1 lb ground beef or turkey
3 lb can baked beans (smaller can was used this time & pictured)
1/2 cup BBQ sauce
1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1 large onion, chopped (or 2 Tbsp dried minced onion)
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce (my sister didn't have any, so I just left it out this time)
1 Tbsp browning and seasoning sauce (optional)
1/4 tsp garlic powder

Directions
Brown ground meat, drain, and mix in remaining ingredients. Pour into 9x13 casserole (or one that will hold everything), cover and bake 1 hour at 325 degrees. Or.... on July 4th, 2009 I made these and did them in the crockpot. Brown your meat first, drain, and add to your crockpot along with the rest of the ingredients. Cook in your crockpot 4-6 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.

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Allergies and Intolerances

My son, Daniel previously had allergies to egg whites and peanuts. I am lactose intolerant. My nephews have allergies to many foods. I will try my best to label things to help those with allergies since I know it's difficult finding recipes sometimes when someone in your home has common food allergies. Make sure you check labels yourself. If it's marked soy-free or nut-free, it only means it doesn't have the soy or nut protein in it, not necessarily the oils. Look for dairy-free, egg-free, gluten/wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free labels.

Egg replacements

If you need an egg free recipe, I have some great egg replacements. Now these really won't work in recipes that require a lot of eggs, like a meringue or cheesecake, but they do work well in most recipes I've ever tried.

Egg replacement #1: use 1 Tbsp ground flax seed and 3 Tbsp of water in place of 1 egg. Why this works? I don't know, but flax seed is extremely healthy for you, full of lots of omega fatty acids, so this is my preferred substitute.

Egg replacement #2: Boil 1 cup of water and 1 packet of unflavored gelatin together. In it's liquid state, use 3 1/2 Tbsp of this in place of 1 egg.

I have found sometimes one works better than the other. The flax seed seems to work better overall, I believe, but my mother-in-law made Christmas cookies with the gelatin and you couldn't even tell the difference.