Apple Butter Pork Loin

Down Home Baked Beans

Sweet, spiced apple butter makes a glaze to go over roasted pork loin, elegant enough for a special meal but easy enough for a weeknight dinner. Serve with baked beans or even sweet potatoes sprinkled with cinnamon for fall flavor any time of the year. 

Apple Butter Pork Loin Ingredients:

2 (1½ pound) pork tenderloins
seasoning salt to taste
2 cups apple juice
½ cup apple butter
¼ cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons water
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Season the pork tenderloins with seasoning salt, and place them in a 9×13 inch baking dish or small roasting pan.

3. Pour apple juice over the pork, and cover the dish with a lid or aluminum foil.

4. Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven.

5. While the pork is roasting, mix together the apple butter, brown sugar, water, cinnamon and cloves.

6. After the hour, remove pork loins from the oven, and spread the apple butter mixture over them.

7. Cover, and return to the oven for 2 hours or until fork tender.

Down Home Baked Beans Ingredients:

1 pound bacon
2 (28 ounce) cans baked beans
1 (12 ounce) bottle chili sauce
1 large sweet onion, chopped
2 cups packed brown sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees cup).

2. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown.

3. Drain, crumble and set aside.

4. In a large bowl combine beans, chili sauce, onion, brown sugar and bacon.

5. Pour into a 9×13 inch casserole dish.

6. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour.