Sweet Bacon Corn Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 4 slices bacon
• 5 tablespoons maple syrup, divided, plus additional for serving (optional)
• 1 cup yellow cornmeal
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f. arrange bacon in a reynolds® bakeware bacon pan.
• bake for 8 minutes, until almost crisp. drizzle the bacon with 1 tablespoon maple syrup and bake 4 to 6 minutes more or until glazed. cook longer for crispier bacon. cool and chop.
• stir together the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. in a small bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, butter and remaining 4 tablespoons maple syrup. add the milk mixture all at once to the cornmeal mixture. add the chopped bacon. stir just until moistened. pour the batter into an 8x8-inch reynolds® bakeware pan.
• bake 20 to 25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. let cool slightly before serving.
• drizzle with additional maple syrup, if desired.