Peppered Bacon Knots

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 cup honey or 1 cup maple syrup
• 1 1/2 lbs thinly sliced bacon
• fresh coarse ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 line a broiler pan with foil to facilitate cleanup. position broiler rack on top and coat with vegetable cooking spray.
• 3 tie each bacon slice into a loose knot and place in a single layer on prepared broiler rack.
• 4 brush with honey and top with a generous grinding of black pepper. bake until bacon is crisp and honey is bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 5 transfer, honey side up, to paper towels to drain and cool. peppered bacon knots can be held up to 3 hours at cool room temperature. serve in a napkin lined basket.