Just a dab of mustard, brown sugar and molasses and bacon pieces too. Bushes Beans are best.

I agree...Bushes are the best.

Just empty into a baking dish, stir well, and take off a bit of the juice, and bake until bubbly. Bushed baked beans are always enjoyed and usually all gone by the end of the big pitch-in meal while other baked bean dishes might be untouched.

I don't normally doctor baked beans - sometimes I'll add a dash of Worcestershire sauce or add a pat of butter. If the boys are picky eaters they may not go for any additions. Also, if you can get B&M baked beans I think they're better than Bush's (IMHO). B&M also makes a brown bread in a can (it's a steamed bread that has molasses and raisins) that would go well with your pork and beans. My mother would slice it from the can and fry it in butter until it was "toasted" - it was pretty good. My mother used to tell my finicky brother B&M stood for "Big Muscle" beans.....LOL

I would not add one thing to Bush's Baked Beans..what's the point?

Bush Beans, Can of white beans, navy beans, pinto beans
1 onion, peeled and chopped finely
1 garlic clove, peeled and smashed finely
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup ketchup
1/4 cup molasses
2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
1½ teaspoons dry mustard powder
¼ teaspoon Tabasco sauce (or cayenne pepper if you don't have Tabasco)
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
5 slices cooked thick-cut bacon, chopped
¼ red onion, finely chopped(optional)

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In a separate bowl, mix together the ketchup, molasses, vinegar, mustard powder, Tabasco sauce, and pepper. Add mixture to beans and stir to combine. Add 2 tablespoons bacon grease.Bring the beans to a simmer on top of stove for 30 min, until thick or place in oven on 325°° for 30 min. until thick. Add more salt if necessar.
Serve hot, topped with chopped cooked bacon on top. I add alot of bacon to mine. Just our preference, though.

Thanks ya'll.
And your recipe ruthummer!

It will be Bush's or the B&M, if we have them down here.

Bush's Original with a big dollop of maple syrup.

Here's some history of B&M Baked Beans..... it was a New England Staple!'

Here is a link that might be useful: B&M Baked Beans

Bush's with just a couple strips of bacon laid over the top and then baked til the bacon is done.

I find B&M's to be dry.

Sue

I do not normally like any kind of baked beans.... canned or otherwise. But I have to admit, I love Bush's Grilling Beans - the bourbon and brown sugar one. They are awesome.

My young, picky eater loved Bushs baked way back when, it was one thing I never had to worry about, he was going to eat them right up. Plain though, not even bacon slices over the dish.

Rthummer's recipe sounds DELICIOUS, and I'm printing it out for me, but my picky younster wouldn't have touched baked beans made that way. He sure would now though, as an adult he loves pretty much anything he didn't have to prepare himself *LOL*

I hate Bush's baked beans. Won't eat them. Love B&M baked beans, hard to find here, only one store carries them. I once was sooo tired, I made corn bread, then ran out of steam and opened a can of the B&M beans and ate them cold with hot corn bread. Now that's tired!

I like Bush's maple bacon cured bb's and don't put anything with them. But for a crowd I just get cheap pork and beans, add chopped onion and green pepper, a little mustard, some catsup and a big handful or two of brown sugar. I put bacon strips on top to cook while the beans do. They always smell so good. I'm not a picky eater, but I don't like big chunks of onion in anything, either.

Bush's would be a little pricey if you're feeding very many people.

I also vote for Bush's Original. We actually like them best chilled in the fridge.

I think if you've ever had real baked beans you won't settle for Bush's. I'd take a couple cans of pork & beans, add some brown sugar (or molasses), bacon, onions, Worchestershire sauce,some mustard, bell pepper and bake til just right. Yummy

paws that isn't tired, but actually what lots of families did...they made "bean" sandwiches...

my sister used those randal navy beans in a jar...and goodness knows how much brown sugar and bacon...enough to be sinful, lol...

Bushs Orig--I add brown sugar cause thats the way my kids like them! I love cold BB sandwiches---

Donna (^_^)

B&M, by far. Bush's aren't nearly as good. I add a good blurp of bottled BBQ sauce. There is a Bush's BBQ style recipe which is far better than their "original" style, but still not as good as B&M.

Has anyone every fixed their "baked beans" just on top of the stove. I have when I just want to fix a small amount. Just put them in a non stick skillet and stir from time to time until they are as thick as you want them. They turn out well.

Sue

I DID NOT like baked beans growing up, so I put a dollop of mayo on them and ate. Now as a grownup, I don't need the mayo.

I'm a Bush's fan.

I never bother putting them in the oven. I just heat them in a sauce pan after I add a dash of barbecue sauce or some dried mustard.

I'm wondering what kind of baked beans they eat in GB. Often in a novel I'm reading someone is making do with a 'tea' of "beans on toast". Doesn't the traditional English breakfast include baked beans -- and grilled tomato and bangers (sausages)?

My mother (from New England) served B&M -- both the beans and the brown bread (really *sweet*). DH and I like Bush's Original and Vegetarian. (Or whatever variety of small can that is on sale! LOL)

Oh, dear! I got caught up in the thread and didn't address Glenda's OP! Most children like 'bland' and 'sweet'.

Years ago I had a recipe from the Farm Journal cookbook that was just B&M beans and maple syrup and you baked it for 5 or 6 hours or, if you brought it to a boil, bake for a shorter time. In my many moves I've lost the recipe and tried to find it on the internet with no success. I remember I used a large industrial size can of beans and probably an 8 oz. bottle of maple syrup. They were delicious and my brother-in-law thought they were homemade.

I have done the same recipe with Bush's beans, although B&M were better.

My way of doctoring up canned beans is basically the same as most have posted. BUT..the canned beans I miss so much-aren't to be found in Florida. Do any of your stores carry 'Grandma Brown's' baked beans?? They were delish-made from great northern beans and oh-so-good... even cold w/mayo & a slice of sweet onion on sandwich bread.

Yep, I start with Bush's.

Then I add chopped onion, a little garlic, brown sugar or molasses, cumin, and some hot sauce and let them simmer until the onions are done.

Yet another Bush's bean fan and in fact I had them for lunch with a egg salad sandwich. If the kids don't like onions I would just put a few bacon strips on top and bake.
Lois

Agreed! Bush's Best Baked beans ARE the best. I 'doctor' every other kind of baked bean, but not these. They are great as is.

Well, I bought the Original Bush's and no B&M beans seen on the shelves.

Anytime I buy canned beans/pork and beans I add ketchup, mustard and honey or molasses.

I have always liked Friends baked beans,,being a N.E. favorite. B & M beans were tomato based ,,,Friends is salt pork, bacon and molasses and brown sugar based...no tomato at all.

Kinda labor intensive but I've never had any complaints:

Keri's Hog-Apple Baked Beans

3 or 4 slices bacon, diced
2 (16 oz) cans pork and beans, mostly drained (modified to 2 28-oz cans Bush's Baked Beans - see note below)
1/2 c. Blues Hog BBQ Sauce (or other sweet-spicy favorite)
1 lb. smoked leftover smoked pork or beef, more or less, or 1 lb crumbled cooked pork sausage
1 can apple pie filling (chop up the big chunks some)
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 Tbsp. Mustard (prepared)
1 tsp chipotle or cayenne powder (optional, to taste*)
1 tsp Blues Hog barbecue rub (or your favorite de jour)

Brown bacon, and saute onion and green pepper in bacon grease. Mix in remaining ingredients. Bake at 325º for 1 hour, or simmer on stovetop in large pot for 30 minutes if you don't have time to do them in the oven. Serves 12.

This recipe began life as APPLE PIE BAKED BEANS from somewhere on the web, but I think I've made enough changes to it now to claim it as my own. This is my standard for baked beans anymore.

*This is a rather spicy recipe due to the chipotle/cayenne powder. Feel free to leave it out if you'll be feeding those who prefer a less spicy taste.

Wow, Michael, you can fix those for me any ole time. Sounds delicious!

Now how about Sunday dinners, AGAIN! Sure been missing those.

Friends Baked Beans were bought out by B&M in the '70s - they were a great baked bean - but B&M is not tomato based! They're made the right way :) with molasses, brown sugar and salt pork!

Bush's Vegetarian for me. I usually don't doctor them at all.

I looked at the gallon sized pork and beans today at Walmart and all they had were Van Camps. They were five dollars and something. They did not have the Allen brand that I bought on sale for $3.00. They also had gallon sized Bushs for seven something and so did Meijer. Meijer did not have the gallon pork and beans.

I think if you are going to make a lot of beans the gallon is the way to go and freeze part of them if you don't need all of them.

Sue