TWO PRALINE BACON RECIPES Praline Bacon -- First Recipe Ingredients 1 pound bacon 1/2 cup chopped pecans 3 tablespoons maple syrup 3 tablespoons butter 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 2 tablespoons white sugar Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (135 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the bacon in a large, deep skillet, and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels. Spread the pecans onto an unlined baking sheet, and toast 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown and aromatic. Watch the nuts carefully as they bake, because they burn quickly. Set aside to cool. Stir the maple syrup, butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the hot candy resembles foamy caramel and a candy thermometer reads 270 degrees F (130 degrees C) (soft crack stage). Quickly stir in the pecans. Toss the bacon in the candy mixture to coat each strip, and remove with tongs to cool and harden on the prepared baking sheet. ==================================== Praline Bacon -- Second Recipe Ingredients 1 lb. Smoked Bacon, thick sliced 4 Tbsp Cane Syrup or Corn Syrup 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar 3/4 Cup Pecans, toasted and chopped Directions Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Place a wire rack on a sheet tray. Combine the Pecans and brown sugar. Lay the bacon side by side on the rack, place in the preheated oven for about 15-20 minutes, or until the bacon is sizzling and starting to brown around the edges. The object is for the bacon to cook about 3/4 of the way through before adding the topping. Push the partially cooked bacon as close together as possible on the rack and brush with the cane syrup, this will give the topping something to grab on to. Cover generously with the Pecan/brown sugar topping. Place back in the oven for about 10 minutes more or until the topping is bubbly and the bacon is good and brown. Let cool. As the Praline Bacon cools it will set up and have a nice chewy bite to it. Serves 4 as a side.