Spicy Sweet Bacon Breadsticks Recipes

SPICY SWEET BACON BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line a baking sheet with foil and place a metal baking rack on top of the foil.
• Stack the bacon directly on top of each other and using a sharp, heavy knife cut in half from end to end. You'll have 12 long strips.
• Unroll the pizza crust and evenly shape into a rectangle.
• Melt the butter in the microwave.
• Use a pastry brush to evenly spread the butter over the pizza crust.
• Whisk together the brown sugar, smoked paprika, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper.
• Evenly spread the brown sugar and seasoning mixture over the melted butter on the crust.
• Evenly space the 12 halves of bacon across the crust and slice with a pizza cutter (see video).
• Grab each breadstick by the ends and gently twist the ends in the opposite direction until the bacon and bread are evenly twisted together.
• Space the bacon breadsticks evenly on top of the baking rack.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove the baking pan and gently flip the breadsticks over. Place them back in the oven and bake for 10 minutes more, or until the bacon looks crisp and the breadsticks are nicely browned.
• Allow to cool for about 10 minutes and serve.

BACON WRAPPED BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• After the brown sugar has air-dried a bit, add the chili seasoning and mix with fingers to blend well.
• Take a bacon rasher and dip it into the sugar, pressing sugar in lightly on both sides.
• Wrap, barber-pole style around a breadstick and place on a greased (I use olive oil) baking pan or cookie sheet.
• Repeat with as many bacon rashers as you have left.
• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Roast until bacon is cooked and you can see sugar has caramelized- make sure it's cooked and not burnt- about 8-10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and CAREFULLY pick up breadstick and place on a large platter to harden (the breadsticks will be soft at this point but will harden as they cool).
• This must be done immediately, otherwise the caramelized sugar will set and it will be impossible to get your breadsticks out of the pan.

BACON WRAPPED SESAME BREADSTICKS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Combine cheese and garlic salt/powder (other preferred seasonings).
• Wrap bacon slices in a spiral around each breadstick.
• Place breadsticks on greased or parchment lined pan.
• Cook for 15 minutes or until bacon is browned just a bit.
• Remove and carefully roll the hot breadsticks in cheese mixture.
• Let cool and enjoy!