Baked Maple-Glazed Bacon

• 2 Tablespoons Maple Syrup
• 12 slices Thick Apple Wood Smoked Bacon (I Used Trader Joe's)
• 1/2 teaspoons Coarsely Ground Black Pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. In a bowl, add maple syrup; set aside.
3. Add bacon in a single layer onto a rimmed baking sheet and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until barely crisp. Carefully remove pan from oven. Drain off any fat in the pan.
4. With a pastry brush, brush maple syrup over one side of bacon and sprinkle with half of the black pepper. Place pan back in the oven for 2 minutes. Take baking sheet out of the oven and flip the bacon. Brush other side with remaining maple syrup and pepper. Place pan back in the oven for 2 minutes or until glazed and shiny.
5. Remove pan from oven and set on a rack. Let bacon cool for 2 minutes so it firms up. Serve warm.
6. Recipe adapted from Williams-Sonoma Breakfast Comfort Foods Cookbook.

maple syrup, bacon, ground black pepper

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/breakfastbrunch/baked-maple-glazed-bacon/ (may not work)