Maple glazed bacon

Bacon baked on a rack with maple syrup brushed on in the last ten minutes. Sweet, salty, crisp, and the smell alone will get everyone downstairs.

Ingredients

• 1 lb thick-cut bacon
• 3 tablespoons Skarda pure maple syrup
• Black pepper, or a pinch of cayenne if you like heat
• Optional: 1 tablespoon maple sugar for the top

Method

1. Heat the oven to 400 F. Set a wire rack on a foil-lined sheet pan and lay the bacon on it in one layer.
2. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until it is starting to crisp.
3. Brush both sides with maple syrup, grind pepper over it, sprinkle the maple sugar if using, and bake 6 to 8 minutes more until the glaze is set and bubbling. Watch it; maple goes from done to burnt fast.
4. Let it sit 3 minutes on the rack. It crisps as it cools.

Notes

• Cut into pieces and put it on the oatmeal, a burger, or a salad with the maple vinaigrette.
• The foil is not optional. The drips set like candy.