Corn Muffins with Candied Bacon

Name: Corn Muffins with Candied Bacon
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 151 grams strips (about bacon; 2 Tbsps baking powder; 118 milliliters (1 stick) butter, melted; 237 milliliters cornmeal; 2 eggs, beaten; 425 grams cups all-purpose flour; 16 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters packed light brown sugar; 355 milliliters milk; 99 grams 1/2 cup (about sugar; 118 milliliters vegetable oil

Corn Muffins with Candied Bacon might be just the bread you are searching for. This recipe makes 16 servings with 344 calories, 6g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up sugar, cornmeal, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

Adjust oven rack to 8 to 10 inches below broiler element and preheat the broiler to high.

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Place bacon strips in a single layer on a wire rack set in a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Evenly sprinkle the bacon with 1/4 cup brown sugar. Broil until the sugar is bubbling, about 4 minutes.

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Bacon

Brown Sugar

Sugar

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Baking Sheet

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Remove the bacon from the oven and flip it using a pair of tongs, place the bacon back in the oven until crisp, 3 to 5 minutes longer.

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Bacon

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Oven

Remove the bacon and let drain on paper towels, sugared side up.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Turn off broiler, adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 375°F. Line a muffin tin with muffing liners, or grease with cooking spray or butter.

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Cooking Spray

Butter

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Whisk together flour, sugar, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, cornmeal, baking powder, a large pinch of salt, and a pinch of black pepper. In a separate bowl whisk together melted butter, vegetable oil, eggs, and milk.

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Baking Powder

Vegetable Oil

Black Pepper

Brown Sugar

Cornmeal

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients then divide batter between muffin cups.

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Muffin Liners

Bake muffins until golden brown on the top, about 20 minutes.

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Remove from oven and allow to cool, meanwhile divide 6 strips of bacon in half.

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Bacon

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Cut a small hole in the top of each muffin and slide a half piece of bacon into each muffin.

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Bacon

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Servings:

151grams

strips (about bacon 2Tbsps

baking powder 118milliliters

(1 stick) butter, melted 237milliliters

cornmeal 2

eggs, beaten 425grams

cups all-purpose flour 16servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 59milliliters

packed light brown sugar 355milliliters

milk 99grams

1/2 cup (about sugar 118milliliters

vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel are my top picks for Southern. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The J.J. Prum Graacher Himmelreich Kabinett Riesling with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 22 dollars per bottle.