How to make candied bacon:

You will need:

Thick cut bacon
Dark brown sugar (you could use light)

I poured the sugar into a large bowl, and toss in a couple strips of bacon. Then mix em around with your hands, you will get sticky.
Once coated I put the strips on a cooling rack sitting in a foil lined cookie sheet (you want one with edges to catch the run off)
Repeat until the tray is full
You can sprinkle some brown sugar on top of the strips, like with all things bacon, more is better.

Pop the tray into an oven preheated to 350 degrees.  You are going to want to cook for about 30 mins, thickness and fattiness of your bacon will vary your cook time.  The trick is rotating your tray about halfway thru, most ovens don't heat evenly and that tip will keep you bacon consistent.

Once the sugar has completely melted and the bacon is starting to darken on the edges you are ready to pull out the tray. I use tongs to transfer the strips to wax paper, be careful the melted sugar is like lava.

They will harden some as they cool, if they are too soggy they need longer in the oven. Once cooled I cut into thirds and the candied bacon is good to go,

Great as a snack/appetizer or as a garnish for other desserts (maple ice cream?)

Happy Thanksgiving

That was easy... Winner #1

We have a winner in our first Free Bacon Giveaway! Reader 'Meg' was randomly selected from last week's contest to win a coupon good for a free package of Oscar Mayer's Super Thick Cut Applewood Smoked Bacon Lovers Bacon. Congratulations Meg!!!! You can be next.

When she heard she won she was good enough to share a recipe for the most awesome bacon cookies she has ever had. So we will share with everyone. Can't wait to try these.

Bacon Maple Cookies

• 1 c. butter or margarine, softened
• 3/4 c. brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 T + 1 t. maple syrup
• 2 1/3 c. flour
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1/2 – 1 lb. bacon, cooked, crumbled and well drained (drain for a couple of hours if possible, you don't want bacon GREASE cookies.)
  

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter or margarine, brown sugar and sugar until fluffy. Stir in eggs and maple extract or syrup. Beat for 1 more minute.

2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine and add in batches to mixing bowl. Beat just long enough to incorporate.

3. By hand, stir in the bacon pieces. Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes, until golden brown.

Mando's Famous Bacon Peppers

Here at LoB we had a friend Armando, that worked with us.  You may remember him from the "Weight of Heaven" post, he was the one with the slicer.  Any time we have a potluck we could count on Mando to bring in these fabulous treats, they were always one of the first things to be gone.  Mando is no longer in our space, having moved on to greener pastures.  But the demand for his famous bacon wrapped peppers remains.  He was good enough to send over the details on this surprisingly simple to fix appetizer.

Ingredients:

(20)Jalapenos

(1) container of cream cheese

(1) 1 package of bacon

Steps

1. slice the jalapeno (about 1' girth) without breaking the jalapenos (be gentle on the Jalapeno)

2. spoon out the seeds

3. stuff the cream cheese in the crack of the jalapeno

4. wrap the bacon around the juicy jalapeno

Cooking Instructions:

Pre-heat oven at 350. Place the jalapenos on a flat cookie sheet and cook for about 30-45 minutes until the bacon looks cooked. You want the bacon to be a little crispy.

Thanks Mando!

I wonder how this would be with Bacon Freaks Jalapeno Bacon?