Bacon Scallops

• 10 bacon slices
• 20 sea scallops large
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• fresh chives Snipped

1. Preheat oven to 350-degrees.
2. Arrange bacon slices on baking sheet. Bake until pale golden, about 8 minutes.
3. Cut each slice crosswise in half. Cool.
4. Wrap 1 bacon piece around sides of each scallop and secure with a toothpick.
5. Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Place scallops on baking sheet and bake until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, boil cream in heavy large skillet until reduced to 3/4 c., about 3 minutes.
7. Add mustard and syrup and boil until thickened to sauce consistency, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
8. Remove toothpicks from scallops. Spoon sauce evenly onto 4 small plates.
9. Arrange scallops decoratively atop sauce.
10. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

bacon, large, whipping cream, mustard, maple syrup, fresh chives

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Bacon-Scallops-1646535 (may not work)