Bacon, brown sugar, and molasses give the thick, pressure cooked navy bean mixture a great balance of sweet and savory.
Method: pressure cooker
Time: over 5 hours
Recipes from Massachusetts
Massachusetts is known for a variety of foods. The Puritan colonists did not cook on Sundays so they would cook baked beans on Saturday to serve the next day. These became known as Boston baked beans.
Also attributed to Boston is the famous steamed brown bread that is traditionally baked in cans.
Probably the most delicious recipe to come out of Boston was the "Boston cream pie", which isn't even a pie. They are also known for their huge crops of cranberries which grow in bogs on Cape Cod.
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Pressure Cooker Boston Baked Navy Beans
Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Chicken Breasts
Set it and forget it. These slow cooker chicken breasts will be a pleasure to come home to. Dried apples and cranberries, lemon juice and brown sugar give...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Cape Cod Fried Scallop Rolls
Made with oil, flour, salt, black pepper, whole milk, sea scallops, sandwich rolls, mayonnaise, dill pickle
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Boston Brown Bread
Made with corn meal, raisins, sour milk or buttermilk, molasses, whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda, rye flour
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Cape Cod Clam Pie
Made with butter, salt, milk, pie crust mix, clams, clam juice, cracker crumbs, black pepper, water, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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Boston Baked Peanuts
Made with salt, Spanish peanuts, sugar, water
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Boston Banana Brown Bread
Made with dried dates, molasses, whole wheat flour, whole grain cornmeal, baking soda, ground nutmeg, bananas, buttermilk
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Boston Baked Corn
Made with bacon, ketchup, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt, onion, fresh corn
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Original Boston Cream Pie
Made with almonds, butter, milk, light cream, sugar, cornstarch, eggs, rum
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Cape Cod Cranberry Squares
Made with pecans or almonds, fresh cranberries, sugar, eggs, butter, almond extract, flour
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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