Sunny Andersons Bacon Bark Recipes

SUNNY'S BACON BARK

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Prepare the nuts: In a small bowl add pecans, walnuts, maple syrup, brown sugar, paprika, pumpkin pie spice, a pinch of salt and a grind or two of pepper
• Stir until everything is coated, set aside
• Prepare the bacon
• In a small bowl add bacon, brown sugar, lemon zest, paprika, a pinch of salt (yes, bacon has salt, but a pinch goes a long way here) and a grind or two of pepper
• Mix with your hands to ensure all sides of chopped bacon are coated
• Spread coated bacon out on a non-stick baking sheet (or line it with non-stick aluminum foil) and cook until fat is rendered and the bacon looks almost done (flimsy, but wrinkled) and sugars are bubbling, about 8-10 minutes
• Combine the bacon and nuts
• Remove bacon from the oven and pour the contents of the nut bowl on the sheet
• Using a rubber spatula, stir and fold the bacon and nuts together until every thing is coated
• Spread out into one layer on the sheet
• Place back in the oven for 15 more minutes, stirring and spreading again halfway through
• Rest the Bacon Bark
• Turn off oven and open door, leaving the tray to rest for 15 more minutes
• Remove and allow to completely cool to room temperature
• Store in an airtight container

SUNNY ANDERSON'S BACON BARK

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350^. Nuts: In a small bowl combine all ingredients and stir until everything is coated. Set aside.
• 2. Bacon: combine all ingredients and with your hands mix to make sure all sides of the chopped bacon are coated. Spread bacon out on parchment paper or nonstick foil. and until fat is rendered and the bacon looks almost done- flimsy but wrinkled, and sugars are bubbly , about 10 minutes.
• 3. Now for the good part. combine the bacon and nuts in bowl and combine by folding together until every thing is coated. Spread out mixture in a single layer on the covered with foil baking sheet. Place back in the oven for 15 minutes, stirring and spreading around after 7 minutes turn off the oven and open the door.Leave tray rest 15 more minutes. Remove and allow to completely cool to room temperature. Store in air tight jars or containers.

SUNNY'S TWISTED BACON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper or nonstick aluminum foil. Take each strip of bacon and twist it along the length being careful to not stretch, just twist. Place the twisted strip on the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the rest, nestling them close together on the baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, add the brown sugar, thyme, dry mustard, paprika, garlic powder and plenty of black pepper. Mix with a fork until combined.
• Sprinkle the sugar mixture all over the bacon. Bake for about 40 minutes. The twists will be slightly flimsy. Let the bacon cool on the baking sheet for 30 minutes, loosening every 10 minutes so they don't stick to the baking sheet. They will firm up once cooled down.