Do you like church
cookbooks as much as I do? I always picture all of those church ladies
agonizing over submitting their best recipes for inclusion in a published tome. This recipe
is from the Atonement Lutheran Church Cookbook. It has no provenance. I
wish it had. I'd really like to know just who it was who came up with the idea
of wrapping a half of a piece of bacon around a saltine, and then baking it in
the oven for more than an hour. Who
thinks up such things? Clearly some quick-thinking cook with drop-in guests
and a bare cupboard.
Well, thank goodness
for that resourceful cook because these are deceptively delicious, hence my
improvement upon the name. They are easy, tasty, always a hit at parties, but
they are certainly not pretty. The last time I served them someone looked at
the plate, then back up at me with a quizzical, can't-you-do-better-than-this look and said, “What are
these? Crackers with bacon wrapped around them?" “Yup, guilty as charged,” I replied, “That, and a
sprinkling of good quality Parmesan.”
People first take a small
bite as though they're about to consume something laced with cyanide, or as if they are
unwilling dupes in some sort of colossal culinary joke. Once the first
morsel is consumed, a look of complete shock crosses their face, while at the
same time their hand passes over the serving platter scooping up as many as
they can hold.
What can I tell you?
They're great!
They can be
assembled a couple of hours prior to baking, and bake a good long time, giving
you plenty of opportunty to mingle with your guests. I generally try to serve these well into
the party (read: Halftime) when the initial plates of goodies are looking
pretty bare.
You can substitute
club crackers for the saltines for a more buttery taste, but for me, nothing
beats the goodness of a good old saltine.
Deceptively Delicious Bacon Yummies
32 saltine crackers
16 strips bacon
Parmesan cheese
16 strips bacon
Parmesan cheese
Preheat oven to 275°F.
Cut slices of bacon
in half. Wrap one half piece of bacon around each cracker. Place
each cracker, bacon seam side down, on a broiler pan and sprinkle
lightly with Parmesan cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 60-75 minutes or
until golden and crisp. Serve hot. Amazingly delicious and
addicting.
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3 comments:
I adore church cookbooks, Pattie. I really should dig out some of mine. As you say, they are "real" recipes most of the time. I remember seeing this method before but for the life of me I can't remember where.
I may have passed over it because it doesn't sound appealing. Kudos to you for giving it a try. Now, I know I must try it at least once.
Thanks for sharing, Pattie...Off to Pin it!
Patti,
They sound yummy. Coming from my new blog.
Saying hello...
I bet your Bacon yummies will be a big hit with all bacon lovers. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!
Cheers,
Kathy Shea Mormino
The Chicken Chick
http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com
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