Maple Candied Bacon Food

MAPLE CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F.
• Wrap a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and top with a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, add the maple syrup, brown sugar, Dijon mustard, Kosher salt, and cayenne pepper. Mix well.
• Add the bacon to the bowl and toss gently with your hands. Make sure that all of the slices are evenly coated.
• Place the bacon in a single layer onto the wire rack.
• Bake in the center of the oven for about 20 minutes. The bacon will be a bit brown, but will most likely need to bake for another 10-15 minutes. It should look slightly dark (not burnt) and crispy. If you take it out too soon, the texture will be chewy. Be patient!
• Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes on the rack. Don't let them sit too long or else they will stick.
• Once cool enough to handle, you can break the bacon into chards (you'll have about 32 pieces). Alternatively, you can leave them whole.
• Serve at room temperature.

MAPLE CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with heavy foil. Place a baking rack over the lined sheet tray and arrange the bacon slices across the rack next to each other, not overlapping.
• In a small bowl, whisk the maple syrup and mustard. Generously spoon over the top of the bacon, and bake 12 to 15 minutes. Turn the bacon over and baste with syrup mixture. Bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until the bacon has reached desired crispiness.
• Carefully remove the pan from the oven. Sprinkle hot bacon with a pinch of finely ground black pepper. Let the bacon rest on the rack for 5 minutes.

MAPLE-CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with heavy foil. Place a baking rack over the lined sheet tray and arrange the bacon slices across the rack next to each other, not overlapping.
• In a small bowl, whisk the maple syrup and mustard. Generously spoon over the top of the bacon, and bake 12 to 15 minutes. Turn the bacon over and baste with syrup mixture. Bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until the bacon has reached desired crispiness.
• Carefully remove the pan from the oven. Sprinkle hot bacon with a scant pinch of finely ground black pepper. Let the bacon rest on the rack for 5 minutes.

MAPLE CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• On a baking sheet, covered in foil, place a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, mix maple syrup and brown sugar. It will be a thick paste. Take each slice of bacon and rub mix on each side and lay on wire rack.
• Bake in centre of the oven for 30 mins. It should be slightly dark (not burnt) and crispy. If it's not done, leave in for additional time, checking every few minutes.
• Remove from oven and let cool on rack. After 5 mins, place on parchment paper. If you let it sit too long on rack, the sugar will harden and the bacon will be stuck to the rack.
• Serve at room temperature.

CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix brown sugar, rice vinegar, maple syrup, and black pepper in a small bowl.
• Place bacon slices on cooling rack set over a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, turn slices, and bake another 5 minutes.
• Remove bacon and brush both sides with brown sugar mixture. Return bacon to the oven and bake another 5 minutes. Repeat basting every 5 minutes until bacon is browned and crisp, about 35 minutes.

MAPLE-CANDIED BACON WITH DEVILED EGGS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Place bacon in single layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake 15 min., turning after 8 min. Remove baking sheet from oven; carefully pour off drippings. Discard drippings. Brush half the syrup evenly onto both sides of bacon slices. Return to oven.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until bacon is crisp, turning and brushing with remaining syrup every 10 min. Transfer bacon to wire rack sprayed with cooking spray. Cool 10 min. or until firm. Cut each bacon slice diagonally into thirds.
• Cut eggs lengthwise in half. Remove yolks; place in small bowl. Mash with fork. Add dressing and mustard; mix well.
• Fill egg white halves with yolk mixture; top with bacon and cilantro.

MAPLE-CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Arrange bacon in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven; drain fat. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Pour maple syrup over bacon; flip to coat. Bake, flipping bacon and rotating pan halfway through, until bacon is golden brown and syrup is thick, about 35 minutes. (Keep a close eye on it for the last 10 minutes.) Transfer bacon to parchment using tongs. Let cool to harden.

MAPLE-CANDIED BACON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Cover rimmed baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Place bacon in single layer on prepared baking sheet. Bake 15 min., turning after 8 min. Remove baking sheet from oven; carefully pour off drippings. Discard drippings. Brush half the syrup evenly onto both sides of bacon slices. Return to oven.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until bacon is crisp, turning and brushing with remaining syrup every 10 min. Transfer bacon to wire rack sprayed with cooking spray. Cool 10 min. or until firm.