Baked Beans Recipe

Nothing says barbecue like homemade baked beans, right? My mom made these beans whenever we went on a picnic. She got the recipe from her mom. And now I am sharing it with you. So so yummy! And oh so easy!

I like to pair the beans with a Boston Butt (pork butt) when we are having pulled pork. Add your homemade ‘Chick-fil-A Coleslaw‘ and you have a perfect meal!

The beans will cook down in the oven. I usually double the recipe to make sure I have enough.

Enjoy.

Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Bread

This bread is amazing. And super easy to make!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Inactive Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 40 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

• 1 1/4 cup warm (100º) water
• 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 2-4 Tabl fresh chopped rosemary
• 1 head garlic – roasted and squeezed
• 360 grams All purpose flour (or 3 cups) + extra for dusting
• 1 Tabl olive oil

Instructions

 

For the Garlic:

• Heat oven to 400º F
• Cut off the top tips of the head of garlic to expose cloves
• Place on aluminum foil and drizzle olive oil on top
• Fold foil over the head
• Roast for 35-45 minutes (until soft)
• Remove from oven and let it cool

For the bread (dough) and first rise – 1 hour

• Combine water and yeast in a large mixing bowl
• Let stand for 5 minutes until mixture is foamy
• Stir in salt, rosemary, and roasted garlic
• Add the flour and stir with a spoon (I use the handle of a wooden spoon)
• Just move the handle around until all of the flour is incorporated
• Drizzle olive oil on top. Turn over so that oil is on both sides
• Place in clean bowl and cover with a towel
• Proof for about 1 hour (until dough is doubled in size). I put mine in the oven with the over light on (no temp) and let the heat of the oven help the proofing process

Shaping and final rise – 30 minutes

• When dough has doubled in size – light flour a cutting board or silicone mat
• Gently tip the dough out onto your floured surface. Do NOT punch it down – you want to keep those air bubbles that you created. It will be sticky at first
• Pull each corner of the dough out a bit and then into the center of the dough. Do this for all 4 corners. Repeat 4-5 times until the dough is firm
• Flip the dough over and form into a ball with your hands
• Flour a proofing basket (banneton) or small mixing bowl. Place your loaf into the container seam side down.
• Cover with a cloth and let it proof on the counter for 30 minutes

Preheat the oven and bake

• Place an empty dutch oven into your oven (with the lid on) and heat to 450º
• When bread is proofed the 2nd time and the oven is hot…take the dutch oven out of the oven. BE CAREFUL – IT IS HOT!
• Very carefully tip your bread into the hot dutch oven. The seam should be facing UP. (this is what gives your bread that crusty top)
• Place in oven with the lid ON. USE OVEN MITS – it is very hot.
• After 30 minutes remove the lid.
• Continue cooking 10-15 minutes more. Until your bread is a golden brown crust
• Lift out of dutch oven with a long spatula.
• Place on cooling rack and let cool for 20 minutes (if you can) before cutting into it!
• Add butter and enjoy!

Notes

• All tools used are linked in the blog post or you can find them HERE.
• Use a baking scale to measure your flour – it gives you a more accurate measurement.
• I love this Lodge Dutch Oven for many things…not just making bread. The 3qt is the prefect size.
• You can double this recipe…just extend the baking time. 5-10 minutes with the lid on. 5 minutes with the lid off.

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PIN FOR LATER: GRANDMA'S BAKED BEANS RECIPE