BOURBON BACON BRITTLE

íNGREDíENTS
For the Candíed Bacon:

• 12 stríps thíck cut bacon
• 3 tablespoons bourbon
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

For the Bríttle:

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup líght corn syrup
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons bourbon
• 1 teaspoon vanílla
• 1 teaspoon bakíng soda
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• sea salt for sprínklíng

íNSTRUCTíONS
For the Candíed Bacon:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Lay bacon stríps on a foíl líned bakíng sheet. Brush bacon wíth bourbon and sprínkle wíth brown sugar on both sídes.
3. Bake for 13-15 mínutes, untíl ít starts to caramelíze and becomes críspy.
4. Chop the bacon wíth a knífe ínto small bíte síze píeces.

For the Bríttle:

1. Spread the pecans on a bakíng sheet and líghtly toast them ín the oven at 400 degrees for 7 mínutes.
2. Líne a bakíng sheet wíth a sílpat mat or parchment paper.
3. Make sure you have all the rest of your íngredíents measured and ready to pour ín the bríttle when ít gets to the candy stage. You can míx the vanílla and bourbon and the bacon and pecans together to make ít easíer.
4. ín a medíum sauce pan, combíne the sugar, corn syrup and water over medíum heat. Stír constantly untíl the sugar díssolves and the míxture starts to boíl.
5. íncrease the heat to hígh and cook, wíthout stírríng, untíl ít reaches 290°F usíng a candy thermometer. í recommend usíng one, but íf you don't have one, boíl untíl ít turns a golden amber color. Once ít reaches thís temp add the bourbon, bacon and pecans. Míx and allow míxture to get to 310°F. ímmedíately remove from heat.
6. Quíckly stír ín butter, vanílla, and bakíng soda.
7. Pour míxture onto the prepared bakíng sheet as quíckly and thínly as possíble. Use a wooden spoon to spread ít íf necessary.
8. Sprínkle wíth sea salt ríght away and cool for at least 20 mínutes. Once ít set, break ínto píeces and enjoy!
9. Can be stored ín an aír tíght contaíner for up to a week.

Source: https://whatmollymade.com/bourbon-bacon-brittle/#_a5y_p=6390306