Year ago while working in Savannah, I came across candied bacon in a bar. Yes, a bar. Instead of beer nuts they had mason jars filled with sticks of candied bacon. I am not a drinker but I did belly up to the bar and order a Diet Coke just so I could nibble on this delicacy. Since then, I have made it many many times at home. Only secret is to be really careful cooking. Watch it closely. It can go from amazing to burned in a FLASH!
Spicy Candied Bacon
1 pound Braum’s thick cut bacon
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. In a small bowl combine the brown sugar and cajun seasoning. Pour the brown sugar mixture on a flat plate. Then press the bacon strips front and back into the brown sugar mixture and place on the baking sheet. Continue till all of the bacon is covered and then bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove from the oven and place the bacon strips on a baking rack to cool. Enjoy!
If you love cinnamon rolls and sticky buns then you will love this recipe! The best of both worlds with the flavors of pumpkin spice thrown into it! Amazing!
Easy Pumpkin Pecan Cinnamon Rolls
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 eggs
1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons brown sugar, divided (1/2 cup for filling and 3 Tbsp. for dough)
2 teaspoons yeast
1/2 cup instant dry milk powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 1/4 cup King Arthur Bread Flour
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and divided (1/4 cup for dough and 1/2 cup for filling)
Pumpkin Spice Frosting:
3 cups powdered sugar
3 Tbsp. pumpkin spice creamer
Place all of the ingredients except for the flour in the bowl of a stand mixer. Now using the mixing paddle beat the ingredients together. Once it is smooth, add in 1 cup of flour and mix in slowly. Change the attachment to the dough hook. Add the rest of the flour one cup at a time till all of the flour is added and the dough forms a smooth ball. Remove the hook from the dough and cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Set the dough in a warm spot to rise until it doubles in size (about 1-2 hours)
Once the dough is doubled in size, place the dough on a flat surface sprinkled with flour. Roll out the dough into a 12×16 rectangle. In a small skillet melt 1 stick unsalted butter, with 1 tablespoon vanilla paste and 1 cup chopped pecans. Saute together and remove from the heat. Spread the warm butter mixture over the top of the dough and then top with 1/2 cup brown sugar. Roll up the dough to form a log. Using a seated knife cut into 12 equal pieces and place in a parchment lined 9×13 pan. Cover with a dishcloth and allow this to rise in a warm spot for about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from the oven and Pumpkin Spice Glaze over the top!