Crockpot Ham and Beans and Sweet Corn Bread

This country girl loves ham and beans in the winter time. Oh my what a treat to share a warm bowl of ham and beans with my family. If you are country at heart as well and love a good bowl of beans and cornbread then check out this post.

 

 

 

 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup Corn Meal
1 T. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups milk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup veg. oil
3 Tbls. melted butter or margarine (I used butter)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8" square baking pan. Combine flour, sugar, corn meal, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Combine milk, eggs, oil and butter in a small bowl, mix well. Add to flour mixture, stir just until blended. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 35 minutes until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

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Crockpot Ham and Beans

1 lb small navy beans
1 onion, chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
3/4 c chopped carrots
2 T  chopped garlic from jar
1/2 t pepper
leftover ham bone with meat on it
1 1/2 c chopped up ham
4-5 c water
ham broth

sort through beans tossing out any hard rocks or dried up beans. Soak over night in water with 2 t baking soda Drain and rinse beans well. Chop veggies, place in crockpot with beans. Add bone and ham Add ham broth, water and spices Cover and let cook for at least 6 hours remove ham bone and take meat off bone return meat to beans. Cook another couple hours.

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