it depends where you are from many people eat them diffretly like me and my family are from sinaloa and we eat pinto beans
If you're making baked beans, the dark color probably comes not from the beans themselves, but the sugar in the recipe. You can use molasses, brown sugar, or a combination.
Navy beans are a type of bean. They are use in soups, stews and served as baked beans.
If they don't smell good, then don't use them.
I use chopped meat, onion and bacon. Fry it all up and drain. Add two cans (preferably) Joan of Arc butter beans, one can of Joan of Arc light kidney beans (I have tried other brands and they don't get tender enough), a very big can of pork and beans, brown sugar and white sugar, ketchup. So, to answer your question, yes you can use butter beans for baked beans.
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Virtually all tinned (canned) baked beans in the English-speaking world are made from small, white 'navy' beans, also known as 'haricot' beans. These are originally an American native crop. Internet recipes for home-made baked beans often use interesting mixtures and there's nothing to stop you from using other white beans, such as 'cannellini', 'baby lima beans' 'butter beans', etc, either. Other white, red, yellow and spotted or multi-colored beans such as 'kidney', 'pinto', 'garbanzo' (chickpea), 'borlotti', etc, are also used by wanna-be home chefs, often mixed together in varying ratios.
I have never heard of beans being fruit. they are a vegetable.ans2. The beans of which Baked Beans are made are technically fruit, as they are the seeding process derived from a flower.They are a 'dehiscent fruit' in that their pod splits open to release the seed (the beans).In common use, they are considered a vegetable (as distinct from a fruit), as are tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkin and so on. This arbitrary commonplace division is hardly a scientific one, based as it is on table use. .
Paprika has little or no flavor it's mainly used for color it's a main ingredient in chili powder which I would use in pinto beans rather than strait paprika. Taste some of both in the palm of your hand and you'll see what I mean.
I buy supermarket own label baked beans they are a fraction of the cost of the big brands.
Cooking pinto beans on the stove takes about four hours, and you have to soak them overnight. If you use the pressure cooker method, then the beans only take one hour. Cooking them in a pressure cooker doesn't require soaking and this will save you time. There are a variety of great recipes that you can make with pinto beans. Make them ahead of time and put them in the refrigerator to heat up later.Pinto beans are good to eat with cornbread or tortillas. They are a low-fat food choice if you are watching your diet. Pinto beans are also high in fiber and protein. This makes beans a healthy food choice for any meal. They also cost much less than other protein choices such as chicken or fish. Include beans in your meals at least twice a week for variety and cost-savings.There are many Mexican food recipes that use pinto beans. Add them to rice for a quick meal on busy days. Pinto beans are good as an addition to food dishes such as chili, enchiladas and burritos. Mash them up and fry them for a popular re-fried bean recipe. Adding beans to homemade burritos and enchiladas give them more flavor. You can find many recipe ideas for pinto beans online. Experiment with several dishes to discover new family favorites.To start cooking your beans, add one pound of beans to a food strainer. Hold the strainer over running water and check for small rocks and debris. Rinse the beans and add them to a six quart pressure cooker. You can add bacon drippings or ham bones to add flavor, but don't add salt until the beans are done. Salt will make the beans lose their jackets while cooking. Read the manufacture's directions for cooking beans, and add the recommended amount of water. Your beans will be tender in about one hour.Many people avoid eating pinto beans because of the long cooking time. If you use the pressure cooker method, you can include beans to your diet more often. Experiment with different recipes and discover the many ways to add beans to your meals.
For an easy recipe for baked beans, you can use about three gallons of pork and beans, three pounds of browned sausages, one pound and a half of brown sugar, three chopped onion, and picante to taste. You can bake this at 300 degree Fahrenheit for two hours.