Bacon Maple Cornbread Recipes

SWEET BACON CORN BREAD

Steps:

• 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.

BACON & MAPLE CORNBREAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and line a 23cm loose- bottomed square cake tin with baking parchment. Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and fry the lardons for 5-6 mins until golden. Remove to a bowl, leaving any residual fat in the pan. Fry the bacon rashers in the same pan until golden but not too crisp (it will cook more in the oven later), then remove to a plate and set aside.
• Pour any residual bacon fat from the pan into a bowl. Add the oil, buttermilk, eggs and maple syrup, and mix well. In a separate bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder and bicarb, then tip this into the wet ingredients and stir to combine. Stir in the fried bacon lardons, then pour into the prepared tin. Arrange the bacon rashers on top, then bake for 15 mins.
• Meanwhile, for the glaze, heat the butter and maple syrup in a small pan until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat and set aside. After 15 mins, pour the glaze over the cornbread, brushing it to the edges to cover. Bake for a further 10-15 mins until the cornbread is golden brown and cooked through - a skewer should come out with very few crumbs and no raw batter. Once cool, will keep in an airtight container for up to three days.

MAPLE CORNBREAD WITH BACON AND SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. Grease a 10" cast-iron skillet with 2 tablespoons butter and set aside.
• Heat a medium-size frying pan over medium heat, add the bacon and cook until it begins to get crispy, about 6 minutes. Add the scallions and continue to cook, stirring often, for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• In a large bowl, combine the milk, egg, maple syrup and 4 tablespoons melted butter. In a separate bowl, combine the cornmeal, flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir with a fork. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and stir gently to combine. It's okay if some lumps remain -- do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the buttered skillet, sprinkle the cooked bacon and scallions on top, and bake until set in the middle, about 25 minutes.