Canned Dried Beans (kidney, Pinto, Navy, Etc.)

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 lbs dried beans
• salt (optional)
• water
• onions (optional) or jalapeno, to taste (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cover beans with cold water; let stand 12-18 hours in a cool place. drain.
• 2 cover beans with cold water by 2 inches in a large saucepot. bring to a boil; boil 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 3 pack hot beans into hot jars, leaving 1 inch of headspace.
• 4 if desired, you can add diced onions or jalapeños to the jar. if adding jalapeños, wear rubber gloves while handling to avoid contact; do not touch eyes while handling.
• 5 add 1/2 teaspoon salt to each pint jar, 1 teaspoon salt to each quart jar, if desired.
• 6 ladle hot cooking liquid or boiling water over beans, leaving 1 inch headspace.
• 7 remove air bubbles and adjust two-piece caps. process pints 75 minutes, quarts 90 minutes, at 10 pounds pressure (once the pressure-cooker gauge has gotten to ten pounds).