Ingredients

The following ingredients have 16 Servings
  • 1/4 cup plain yellow cornmeal
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground pepper
  • 16 thick bacon slices

Instruction

  • 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 15 to 20 minutes or until browned and crisp. Let stand 5 minutes.