Retro Bacon-Cracker Appetizers from the Pioneer Woman

For those with steel-lined gallbladders....

This very tasty recipe is taken directly from a successful American blog called 'The Pioneer Woman' by blogger Ree Drummond.

The finished product. You'll notice that the bacon sometimes torques the crackers during baking....this only adds to the appeal. (Cracker girdled by bacon sounds yummy to me). 

Ingredients:

• 1 package of flaky crackers (such as 'President's Choice Original Rich and Flaky Topping Crackers')


• 1 pound of thinly sliced bacon (or as much as you need depending on how many appetizers you're making)


• Grated Parmesan Cheese or Brown Sugar 

The name of these crackers is very explicit.

Methods:

Lay crackers face up on a cookie sheet. Place about 1 teaspoon of grated Parmesan cheese (or brown sugar) onto each cracker. Cut the bacon strips in half and wrap each cheese- (or sugar-) covered cracker in one half piece of bacon. It should fit snugly around the cracker. Place the bacon-wrapped crackers onto a baking sheet that has a metal rack on it, then place the sheet in a 250-degree oven for about 2 hours.

I decided to try both flavours....cheese and brown sugar.

After baking, these can be cooled and placed in a freezer bag (and subsequently frozen) for later use. They just need to be warmed slightly in the oven prior to serving. 

Wrapped and ready for the slow bake.

The amazing (and potentially attack-inducing) thing about these appetizers is just how much of the bacon fat is absorbed by the cracker. Ah well, it makes for easy clean-up of the baking sheet.