Bacon Roses Food

BACON ROSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Make the Bacon Roses: Take each strip of bacon and roll it slowly, with the pink, meaty part of the bacon on the top (so it looks more like a rosebud than the translucent fat). Secure the seam of the bacon with a toothpick so it doesn't unravel while cooking. For extra stability, add a second toothpick, forming an X. This will help the bacon rose stand upright.
• Place a baking rack on top of a baking sheet. Place the bacon roses on the rack, about an inch apart. Drizzle bacon roses with maple syrup and top with brown sugar and/or black pepper. Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until the outer edge of the bacon has crisped up, and the bacon itself is deep red. Set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes.
• Prepare the Stems: Carefully peel apart the rosebuds on the artificial flowers and use scissors to cut off the petals. There may be a Styrofoam 'bud' in the center - pull that off, leaving the plastic rod in the center of the bud in tact. You'll use that to stick the bacon roses on each bloom. Carefully clean the pruned rosebuds, then add a bacon rose on each one. Place in a vase.

BACON ROSES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Roll up each slice of bacon so it looks like a bud.
• Stick two toothpicks into each bud at the bottom to hold the roll in place, criss crossing so it can stand up.
• Place on a foil-lined cookie sheet and bake for 20-30 minutes until browned and cooked through.
• Cool, remove toothpicks and then stick a skewer into the bottom of each so it looks like a rose on a stem.
• Stick in a vase full of greenery and deliver to the one you love who will certainly adore you for all eternity.

POTATO ROSES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400˚F (200˚C).
• Using a mandolin and a hand guard, thinly slice the potatoes into a large mixing bowl.
• Add olive oil, garlic powder, thyme, rosemary, pepper, and salt to the sliced potatoes and toss with tongs until evenly coated.
• On a cutting board, lay out two pieces of bacon overlapping each other vertically.
• Line the bacon with the sliced potatoes, making sure each potato is overlapping.
• Starting at one end, gently roll up the bacon, creating a potato rose.
• Place the rolled potato roses in a greased muffin tin. Repeat with the remaining bacon strips and potatoes.
• Bake for 20 minutes. Cover the roses with tin foil, and bake for an additional 30 minutes.
• Top the roses with thyme and Parmesan. Bake for an addition 5-10 minutes uncovered.
• Enjoy!

BACON ROSE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Place 10 slices bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crispy and evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a same skillet over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms and onion. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms and onions are slightly brown and tender, about 8 minutes.
• Sprinkle mushroom-onion mixture, crumbled bacon, Swiss cheese, Gruyere cheese, and green onions into the pie crust.
• Whisk eggs slightly in a bowl; beat in cream, 3/4 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, sugar, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper. Pour egg mixture carefully into the pie crust.
• Thread a toothpick through 1 end of 1 of the remaining bacon slices; roll the bacon around the toothpick to form a rose shape. Repeat with the remaining bacon slices. Arrange bacon roses on top of the quiche.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Continue baking until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 30 minutes more. Cover with aluminum foil if top is getting too brown. Let quiche rest for 10 minutes before cutting.