Quicker Boston Baked Beans Recipe

With Memorial Day fast approaching, the aroma of grilled food will be soon wafting all over our BBQ loving neighborhood-- I'm excited! We enjoy grilling. We also love baked beans as a side dish, and I usually buy my favorite commercial brand-- Bush's Baked Beans. Until now, I've never attempted to make my own Boston Baked Beans. I was intimidated, I think, because I envisioned having to cook the beans for long hours-- and I wondered if I needed a special pot.

When my issue of the June/July 2011 issue of Cook's Country Magazine arrived, I read it from cover-to-cover. This magazine belongs to the family of America's Test Kitchen and Cook's Illustrated. I love their recipes, so I read every article from start to finish.…