Candied Bacon

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, not packed
• 2 teaspoons dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 lb thickly sliced hickory smoked bacon, each sliced halved crosswise

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325°.
• 2 lay a large baking rack (preferably one with a cross-hatch grid) on top of an ungreased 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 inch jelly roll pan.
• 3 spritz the rack well with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• 4 combine the brown sugar, mustard, and pepper in a pie pan, whisking out all the lumps.
• 5 dredge each piece of bacon on both sides in the sugar mixture until thickly coated.
• 6 arrange the bacon on the rack, preferably not touching, and sprinkle generously with the remaining sugar mixture.
• 7 slide the pan onto the middle oven rack and bake uncovered for 50-60 minutes or until the bacon is richly browned and crisp.
• 8 no need to turn the bacon as it bakes.
• 9 cool the candied bacon to room temperature and serve with cocktails.