Monday, August 30, 2010

Bacon Brittle

Bacon Brittle






















Yield: 12 servings
Menu Price: $4.00; Food Cost/Serving: 25%

Thyme, finely chopped2 TBS
Old Bay1 tsp
Kosher salt7 tsp
Cayenne 1 tsp
Dry mustard1 tsp
Peanuts, unsalted, roasted6 C
Maple syrup1 C
Bacon, cooked, finely chopped, with its fat4 Oz
Instructions:
1. Preheat convection oven to 275 degrees F, with fan on low.
2. Place thyme, Old Bay, salt, cayenne and dry mustard in a small bowl and stir to combine.
3. Put peanuts in large bowl. Add maple syrup and bacon (with its fat) to peanuts and stir thoroughly to coat.
4. Add herbs and spices to peanuts and stir thoroughly to coat.
5. Lightly oil 2 half-sheet trays and divide peanuts between trays, spreading evenly. Bake peanuts in center of oven for 30 minutes, stirring after 15 minutes. Lightly oil another sheet tray. Remove peanuts from oven and cool on original sheet trays for a few minutes. Transfer peanuts to new sheet tray, stirring to coat, breaking up any clumps of bacon and coating brittle with warm sugar.
6. Let cool completely before breaking up brittle chunks and storing them in small jars.

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