Top 10 Bacon Recipes

Bacon. Just saying the word makes your mouth-water. It's salty taste, crunchy texture, and incredible aroma can improve just about anything. Got an extra chocolate bar? Wrap it in bacon! Want to spice up that pasta dish? Throw in some bacon! These extra-crispy, wood-smoked, thick-cut, maple-flavored strips of heaven are perfect anyway you serve them. So grab some bacon and get frying. These Taste of Home bacon favorites are guaranteed to start a bacon-loving frenzy.

Top 10 Bacon Recipes

• Spiced Bacon Twists
• Bacon-Apple Cider Biscuits
• Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus
• Bacon-Chive Potato Salad
• Pull-Apart Bacon Bread
• Bacon Cheeseburger Buns
• Bacon Quiche Tarts
• Bacon Ranch Potatoes
• Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta
• Bacon-Chicken Crescent Ring

Bacon-Apple Cider Biscuits
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 8 tablespoons cold butter, cubed, divided
• bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
• 3/4 cup apple cider or juice
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Cut in 7 tablespoons butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add bacon. Stir in cider just until combined.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times. Roll into a 10-in. x 6-in. rectangle. Melt remaining butter; brush over dough. Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Cut into eight rectangles. Place 1 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Yield: 8 biscuits.

-By Sarah James at tasteofhome.com