Salty Sweet Fatty Yumminess AKA Housewife's New Bacon Recipes

Sorry vegetarians…..but bacon is the most amazing ingredient ever known to man!  I’m a foodie and love talking to people all of the time about different recipes. Based on my food conversations, there’s nothing more eye widening and mouthwatering than a conversation about a recipe using bacon.  Given my love for bacon, I decided to concoct some new recipes that take this salty fatty goodness and sweeten it, bringing it to a whole new yummy level.  

 *Also look for my previous posts for bacon carmel corn and a chocolate truffle recipe made with bacon

Bacon Date Biscuits

Makes 15-20

2 C Flour

2 t Baking Powder

½ t Baking Soda

6 T Unsalted Butter, Softened

6 T Cheddar or Swiss Cheese

8 Oz Bacon

1 ½ C Heavy Whipping Cream

12 Dates, Chopped

1 Pinch Cracked Black Pepper

Approx. 2 T Maple Syrup for Drizzling

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix the flour, powder, and soda in a bowl. Mix the remaining ingredients (except the maple syrup) in a bowl with your hands and lightly knead it together until well mixed.  Scoop out onto a cookie sheet in approximately 2 T sized scoops.  Lightly drizzle with maple syrup. Bake for 15-20 minutes and serve.

Bacon Banoffee Bread

Makes 2 large loaves

4 Eggs

1 ½ Sticks Butter, Softened

2/3 C Milk

2 t Lemon Juice

2 C Sugar
2 t Baking Soda
4 C Flour
5 Bananas
1 C Cooked Bacon
1 C Heath Toffee Crumbles

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix eggs, butter, milk, and lemon juice with a mixer in a large bowl.  Add the sugar, baking soda and flour.  Then mix in the remaining ingredients.

Pour into grease loaf pans and bake for 50 minutes- 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.   

Maple Bacon Pecan Cookies

Makes about 3 dozen

2 ½ C Flour

1 C Total of Butter and Leftover Bacon Grease
¼ C Sugar
2/3 C Maple Syrup
8 Oz Raw Bacon
1 C Chopped Pecans
Pinch of Black Pepper
Pinch of Cinnamon

Cook the bacon. Set it aside and refrigerate the leftover grease in a measuring cup.  Rough chop it finely.

Preheat the oven at 325 degrees.

In a large bowl mix the flour, butter and bacon grease, sugar, 1/3 cup of maple syrup. Add bacon, ¾ cup pecans, pepper and cinnamon.

Unwrap the dough and slice into ¼ inch slices.  Bake on a cookie sheet for 12-15 minutes. Sprinkle a few pieces of pecans on top of each cookie and lightly press down.  Brush or drizzle with remaining maple syrup while cooling.

Candied Bacon

1 Pound of Raw Thick Cut Bacon

4-6 Oz Maple Syrup
1 ¼ C Brown Sugar
1 T Vanilla Paste or Extract
Cracked Pepper

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. 

Line a sheet pan with foil.  Place a cooling/cookie rack onto the sheet pan. Lay out the bacon into single layers and drizzle it evenly with maple syrup.  Crumble brown sugar on top.  Drizzle with vanilla and lightly sprinkle with black pepper.

Bake for about 25-30 minutes or until crispy.  Let it get brown and candied but not burnt.