Cornmeal-and-Brown Sugar-Crusted Bacon

Name: Cornmeal-and-Brown Sugar-Crusted Bacon
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1/4 cup plain yellow cornmeal; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper; 16 thick bacon slices

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For easy cleanup, line jelly-roll pans with aluminum foil.

By Southern Living Editors

Published on December 11, 2018

Cornmeal-and-Brown Sugar-Crusted Bacon — Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Buffy Hargett

Total Time:

1 hrs

Yield:

8 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup plain yellow cornmeal
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
16 thick bacon slices

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. Combine first 3 ingredients in a shallow dish. Dredge bacon slices in cornmeal mixture, shaking off excess.
Place half of bacon in a single layer on a lightly greased wire rack in a jelly-roll pan. Repeat procedure with remaining bacon, placing on another lightly greased wire rack in a second jelly-roll pan.
Bake at 400° for 40 to 45 minutes or until browned and crisp. Let stand 5 minutes.