Aunt Itsys Bean Bread Recipes

AUNT GINNY'S BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Wash beans and add water to cover 2 inches over the beans.
• Soak overnight.
• Drain and put in a 6-8 quart pot.
• Cover with 2 quarts water, or use the ham stock made the day before (you may want to use chicken or vegetable broth if you didn't use a ham bone to make a stock).
• Remove meat from ham bone and dice, discarding any fat.
• Add the remaining ingredients and the meat removed from the ham bone and bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer for 3-4 hours, or until the beans are tender.
• Sometimes I will add about 1 T chili powder to the soup for a change of pace.

AUNT EMMA'S BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• Break the bread into small chunks in a large bowl.
• Add the white sugar and melted butter and stir.
• Add the eggs one at a time alternately with the milk stirring well so that each egg is incorporated before adding the next one until all the eggs and milk are used.
• Stir in the vanilla and raisins.
• Pour into a greased lasagna pan or a 13x9" inch pan.
• (sometimes the 13x9 tends to get over full depending on the particular loaf of bread).
• Sprinkle the brown sugar evenly across the top of bread mixture.
• Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 1 hour.
• Let cool 20 to 30 minutes as pudding will set firmer as it cools.
• Can be served warm or chilled.

AUNT NANCY'S BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer beef to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Drain and discard grease.
• Place bacon in the same skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels. Discard all drippings.
• Add baked beans, kidney beans, butter beans, onion, brown sugar, white sugar, ketchup, molasses, and dry mustard to the beef. Add bacon and mix all ingredients together. Transfer to a 9x13-inch aluminum pan and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 10 more minutes.

PINTO BEAN BREAD

Steps:

• Combine the milk, beans, sugar, salt, shortening, and 1 tablespoon of the flour.
• Stir in the yeast and wait for it to bubble.
• If it has not bubbled in 5 minutes, get new yeast.
• Stir in 5-6 cups flour, to make a kneadable dough.
• Knead 5-10 minutes, until satiny.
• Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease dough.
• Cover loosely with a clean damp cloth and let rise till double.
• Punch down; let rise again.
• Punch down; shape into 2 loaves.
• Place in greased loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes, or until thumps hollow on bottom.

AUNT ITSY'S BEAN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Mix dry ingredients.
• Add eggs and oil.
• Place pork n beans and water in food processor or blender and process until smooth.
• Add to above ingredients.
• Fold in nuts and raisins.
• Bake in a greased bread loaf pan for 1 hour. (toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean).