What type of beans for baked beans?


 

Rusty

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I am wanting to make baked beans from scratch using my own recipe, mainly for dietary reasons. All of baked beans I see in the grocery store seem to be already made or are the finished product and are in their own sauce that is usually loaded with sugar, etc. So, basically, my question is, what type of bean or beans do I need to buy to make my own baked beans? Thanks!
 
Usually it's a white bean. Great Northern or Navy beans are quite common at the grocery store.

Tim
 
We don't do baked beans often, but when we do we use pinto beans because we get the BIG bag at Costco. My wife has been making our own refried beans from them, as well as the best chili we've ever had... using leftover smoked pork or beef with the beans. Good stuff!
 
Pinto seems to be the standard for Texan style (Navy whites for Boston). I prefer the earthiness of black beans. In other words: your choice. There's no wrong answer here.
 

 

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