This stuff is dangerous, it'll be gone before you know what's happened. It takes a bit of patience to make, and a decent stick to keep the sea gulls away while it is cooling.

Make sure that you use good quality, full rasher bacon. Don't use short cut bacon, the fat adds to the flavour as well as looks awesome.

Method

  1. Pre-heat oven to 160°C
  2. Line a baking tray with alfoil and place a rack on top (a biscuit cooling rack will do)
  3. Mix spices, mustard and maple syrup together in a bowl
  4. Cut the bacon into strips about 10cm long
  5. Dredge bacon through the maple syrup mix, make sure you coat both sides and place on the rack
  6. Cook in the oven for about 40 mins, turning every 10-15 mins
  7. Bacon is ready when the fat has rendered out and is starting to crisp up
  8. Remove from oven and place on another cooling rack. Bacon will firm up as it cools.
    Be sure to keep wandering fingers away as it cools down.

Serve to those you deem worthy, or just hide in the shed and eat it all yourself!