Name: Candied Bacon
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Makes 10 slices
Ingredients: 1/2 pound bacon slices (10 slices); 1/2 cup Demerara sugar; brown paper such as a grocery bag or butcher paper

Cooks' notes:

·Don't be tempted to transfer bacon to paper towels to drain — the sugar will make the bacon stick to them.
·Bacon can be made 1 day ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature, but it will become less crisp.
·Before cleaning skillet, add a few inches of water to it, then add tongs and boil to dissolve hardened sugar from pan and tongs.

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