Maple Bacon Scallop And Apple Stacks Recipes

MAPLE BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with tin foil.
• Stir together the maple syrup and brown sugar in a small bowl. Arrange the bacon in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet, leaving a slight gap between each slice. With a pastry brush, coat the bacon with the maple syrup mixture.
• Bake until the bacon is crispy and the sugar is caramelized, about 25 minutes. Cool slightly, then carefully loosen the bacon from the foil while still warm. Serve with Tiffani's Spicy Bloody Mary.

VEGETABLE STACKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400˚. Brush a 24-cup mini-muffin pan (preferably nonstick) with olive oil. Toss the potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant, olive oil, garlic, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl.
• Place a potato slice in each muffin cup (trim if needed). Top with an eggplant slice, then a tomato slice. Cover the pan with foil and bake until the vegetables are tender, 30 to 35 minutes.
• Uncover the pan, sprinkle with the parmesan and bake, uncovered, until browned, about 15 more minutes. Let cool 5 minutes, then remove from the pan. Top with chopped parsley.

BACON-WRAPPED SCALLOPS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F
• Season the scallops lightly with salt and pepper. Cut the bacon in half crosswise. Wrap each scallop in a piece of bacon, string 5 of them onto each skewer and drizzle with half the maple syrup.
• Place the scallops on a baking tray, and cook in the oven for 8-10 minutes, turning once, until the scallops are opaque and the bacon is cooked.
• Drizzle with remaining syrup and freshly ground black pepper and serve.

SWEET POTATO STACKS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Peel the sweet potatoes and slice very thinly into rounds (or use a mandoline). Brush the cups of a 12-cup muffin tin with some of the melted butter. Stack 5 to 6 slices sweet potato in the bottom of each muffin cup.
• Combine the melted butter, brown sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg in a small bowl. Spoon a teaspoon of the butter/brown sugar mixture over each of the small stacks of potatoes. Fill the muffin tin with the remaining sweet potatoes. Top each stack with the remaining brown sugar and butter mixture, then bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove the muffin tin from the oven and top each muffin cup with a tablespoon of the marshmallow creme and a sprinkle of the pecans. Return to the oven and bake until the marshmallow creme is heated through and starts to melt down the stacks, an additional 5 minutes.
• Leave the sweet potato stacks in the muffin tin for 10 minutes while they set and cool slightly. Carefully use a spoon to lift out each stack and transfer to a serving dish. Spoon any additional caramel sauce from the muffin tin over the stacks.

CHEESY MUSHROOM STACKS

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the top position, 3 inches below the broiler. Preheat the broiler. Whisk together 1 tablespoon of the oil and the garlic in a small bowl. Brush the rounded side of the mushroom caps with the garlic oil and arrange on a rimmed baking sheet, gill-side down.
• Stir together the breadcrumbs, oregano and remaining teaspoon oil in a second small bowl; set aside.
• Broil the mushrooms until browned, about 2 minutes. Turn each cap over, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and broil until just softened, about 1 minute. Top each with a tomato slice, sprinkle with 1/8 teaspoon salt and broil until the tomatoes are softened and just cooked through, about 2 minutes. Top with the mozzarella, sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture and broil until the breadcrumbs are browned, the mozzarella is melted and the mushrooms are fully cooked, about 45 seconds. Transfer to a platter and serve warm.