Bacon Wrapped Dates
Ingredients
12 wholes dates, pitted
6 slices bacon
Preparation
1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2
lay bacon on a backing sheet and cook in the oven for 5-7 minutes just to par-cook the bacon. Remove from heat to cool. Slice bacon in half lengthwise.
3
Place a sheet of foil onto a backing sheet.
4
Wrap a half piece of bacon around each date and place on cookie sheet. Bake in the oven at 300 degrees, Cover loosely with foil and bake around 1 hour 20 minutes. Take off foil and turn up oven if not browned enough, should be dark in color.
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About
For other options, stuff dates with blue cheese, almonds or gorgonzola cheese for extra flavor.
Yield:
12.0 appetizers
Added:
Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am
Comments
January 29, 2012
if you stuff the dates with a blue cheese, e.g., gorgonzola, do you do that before the hour and 20 minutes in the oven ?? . . .