The last few events I have held or attended, I have made the glorious and delightful confectionery treat that is candied bacon. (I'm already drooling just thinking about it). I made some for Jason's birthday, and it was a huge hit; it barely lasted 20 minutes.
Here's the recipe:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Line a cookie sheet with tin foil (LOTS of tin foil...like, layers and layers...unless you want to completely destroy a perfectly good cookie sheet).
Take a pound of bacon, and lay it out on the cookie sheet.
Take brown sugar, and apply a layer to each strip of bacon.
Sprinkle a little cayenne pepper
Sprinkle some cinnamon or nutmeg, if you like.
Bake for 10 minutes
At the end of 10 minutes, turn each piece over, add another layer of brown sugar and put in the oven for another 10 minutes.
Remove from oven, and lay pieces out on a tray, plate or whatever and put in the fridge for 10-15 minutes...this allows the bacon to become "candied."
Take out and stuff your face. Enjoy.
Now, one thing I have found doing this recipe: It's all about the bacon. The more fat = the worse your bacon will turn out. The best bacon I have found have been the thick bacon at Costco. If you're at your regular grocery store, get your bacon from the butcher, NOT the packaged stuff; your butcher is going to have the good stuff. Trust me, it's worth it.
Enjoy!
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