Creamy Bacon Pecan Spread Food

BACON CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp; drain. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the next 6 ingredients. Stir in bacon. Serve with crackers.

CARAMELIZED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil (for easy cleaning) and place a wire baking rack on top.
• Combine the brown sugar and pecans in a food processor and process until the pecans are finely ground. Add the salt, black pepper and cayenne pepper and pulse to combine. Add the maple syrup and pulse again to moisten the crumbs.
• Cut each bacon slice in half crosswise and line up the pieces on the baking rack without touching. With a small spoon, evenly spread the pecan mixture on top of each piece of bacon, using all of the mixture. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the topping is very browned but not burnt. If it's underbaked, the bacon won't crisp as it cools.
• While it's hot, transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels and set aside to cool. Serve at room temperature. (The caramelized bacon can be made early in the day and stored at room temperature.)

PECAN CANDIED BACON BITES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and top it with a baking rack. Arrange the bacon in 1layer on top of the rack.
• Mix together the pecans, and brown sugar with a good grinding of pepper in a small bowl. Evenly sprinkle the mixture over the bacon. Put the bacon into the oven and bake until the sugar is melted and the bacon is crisp, about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly until crisp.
• While the bacon is cooking, toast the rye bread and cut each slice into quarters. In a small bowl mix together the cream cheese and Worcestershire sauce. To serve, spread the toast with the cream cheese mixture and top with 1 or 2 pieces of bacon cut to fit the bread. Garnish with chopped chives and serve.

PECAN BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place bacon in a single layer in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until lightly browned, 16-18 minutes., Remove bacon from pan. Discard drippings from pan, wiping clean if necessary., In a shallow bowl, mix remaining ingredients. Dip both sides of bacon in brown sugar mixture, patting to help coating adhere; return to pan., Bake until caramelized, 8-10 minutes longer. Remove immediately from pan.

PECAN-CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Fry bacon in heavy large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer to paper towel to cool. Add pecans to drippings and cook until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towel to cool. Season with salt.
• Blend cheddar, cream cheese, mayonnaise, hot pepper sauce and Worcestershire sauce in processor until smooth. Transfer to bowl and stir in green onions. Crumble bacon and add to mixture. Line cookie sheet with plastic, forming 8-inch strip. Freeze 20 minutes to firm slightly. Using plastic as aid, form log shape. Remove plastic; roll log in pecans to coat. Wrap and refrigerate until firm. (Can be prepared 1 week ahead.) Serve with crackers.

BASIC BACON SPREAD

Steps:

• Brown bacon in a large skillet over medium low heat.
• Stirring often, render out 1 tbsp fat.
• Set aside large skillet.
• Place the 1 tbsp bacon fat into a medium skillet.
• Add onions and saute over medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Add cinegar, sugar pepper and salt.
• Cook and stir for 10 minutes.
• Place cooked onion mixture into the bacon in the large skillet.
• Cook bacon over low heat for 3 hours, stirring occasionally, until most liquid is absorbed.
• Remove from heat, puree, let cool
• Keep refrigerated for up to 3 weeks.
• Makes 2 cups.

BACON FOR THE FAMILY OR A CROWD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Arrange bacon on baking sheet in a single layer with the edges touching or slightly overlapping.
• Bake in preheated oven to desired degree of doneness, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove bacon from the baking sheet with tongs or a fork, and drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

ELLIE'S ROASTED BACON PECANS

Steps:

• Stir together first 3 ingredients; spread in a 15X10-inch jelly roll pan.
• Bake at 350°F stirring occasionally, 25 minutes or until pecans are toasted and bacon is done.
• If nuts are browning faster than bacon, turn oven down 25*.
• Sprinkle with sugar and salt; stir to coat.
• Cool pecans, and store in refrigerator.

CREAMY BACON-PECAN SPREAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon, cool and crumble finely Mix cream cheese, sour cream in medium bowl with until smooth Stir in onion, pecans, salt and crumbled backen Refrigerator-covered