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Bacon Crackers

Source of Recipe

From "A Southerly Course" by Martha Hall Foose


Recipe Introduction

"This may barely qualify as a recipe. It's not a time-saver, that's for sure, because these take forever to assemble. That doesn't stop my friend Neck-bone Red from dropping me a note to inquire if I am going to be bringing bacon crackers whenever she knows I'll be at a party. I have found in my hours devoted to crafting these irresistible bowtie-shaped snacks that the way to make a bunch of them at a time is to place them on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet. The rack keeps the crackers from getting soggy while they bake and are corseted by the bacon."

List of Ingredients

â—¦ ¾ pound thinly sliced bacon (about 16 slices)
â—¦ 42 rectangular butter crackers (such as Club or Captain's or Waverly)


Recipe

Heat the oven to 250° F.

Slice the bacon slices into thirds crosswise. Wrap each cracker with a piece of bacon, overlapping as little as possible. Place the wrapped crackers ½ inch apart on a wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet or broiler pan.

Bake for 1 ½ hours or until the bacon constricts the center of each cracker and becomes crisp. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the crackers to cool on the rack.

Serves 6