GREAT NORTHERN BEANS (PRESSURE COOKER)

Steps:

• 1. Rinse the beans and remove and bad ones and any debris, place in a large bowl and cover with 2 inches of water. Add salt as desired and stir that in. Cover the bowl and let that sit for at least 6 hours.
• 2. After at least 6 hours, drain and rinse the beans. You can see how much the beans swelled.
• 3. Place the beans in your pressure cooker. Add 8 cups of water, 1 teaspoon of salt, and the 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, the oil keeps the beans from foaming so do not skip the oil.
• 4. Place the lid on the pot, add the weight (jiggler), and bring the heat up to high. When the jiggler starts moving and releasing pressure, start timing this for 6 minutes, and turn the heat down to low or medium low to maintain the jiggler moving and releasing pressure.
• 5. At 6 minutes, turn off the heat and move the pressure cooker to an unused burner and allow a natural release of pressure. When the pressure is released, open the lid, use beans as needed in other recipes.