Candied Bacon and Apple Canapés

A little time is all it takes to make these impressive appetizers, featuring easy "crackers" made from Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crust and topped with cheese, apple and candied bacon.

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Bake-Off® Contest 44, 2010

Stephanie Lemus

Westlake Village, California

ingredients 13
Prep Time 60 min
Total Time 60 min

Ingredients

1: box Pillsbury® refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box

1: LAND O LAKES® Egg

1: tablespoon water

1: tablespoon sea salt

1/3: cup packed dark or light brown sugar

1/2: teaspoon McCormick Ground Red Pepper (cayenne)

20: thin slices center-cut bacon (about 12 oz)

1/2: cup water

1: teaspoon granulated sugar

1: tablespoon lemon juice

2: small Granny Smith apples

4: oz cream cheese (half of 8-oz package), softened

1 1/4: cups crumbled blue cheese (6 oz)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 400°F. Line large cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Unroll pie crusts on work surface. Using 2 1/4-inch round cookie cutter, cut 20 rounds from each crust, rerolling dough if necessary. Place on cookie sheet; prick each round twice with fork. In small bowl, beat egg and 1 tablespoon water until well blended; brush on rounds. Sprinkle with sea salt. Bake 7 to 10 minutes or until golden brown and crisp. Cool while preparing bacon.
2 Line 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking parchment paper. In small bowl, mix brown sugar and red pepper. Place bacon with sides touching in pan; sprinkle with brown sugar mixture. Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until sugar is hot and bubbly. Remove bacon from pan to a plate; let stand 10 to 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Using sharp knife, cut each bacon slice into 4 pieces.
3 Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix 1/2 cup water, granulated sugar and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Cut each unpeeled apple into 20 (2x1/4-inch) slices; place in water mixture and refrigerate.
4 In another small bowl, mix cream cheese and blue cheese with wooden spoon, leaving small pieces of blue cheese visible. Spoon mixture into pastry bag fitted with 3/4-inch tip; pipe onto each cracker. Drain apple slices; pat dry. For each cracker, place 1 apple slice between 2 bacon pieces; press at an angle into cheese mixture.

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If a pastry bag is not available, use a 1-gallon resealable food-storage plastic bag, cutting a 3/4-inch tip from one corner.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Canapé

Calories: 90
Calories from Fat: 50),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 6g; 6%
(Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, 2 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 15mg; 15%;
Sodium: 370mg; 370%;
Total Carbohydrate: 8g; 8%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 3g 3% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 0%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Review & Comments

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Yenmore

report Posted Dec. 28, 2011 7:43 PM

The combination seems a bit odd, but it really works. The combination of flavors and textures really works and it is really not that hard to put together.

LadyLucy936

report Posted Dec. 11, 2011 8:31 PM

I made these and my husband and kids loved them! The combination does sound a bit odd, but it absolutely works! This will become a staple at football watching parties or any time for that matter! Very Guy, Very Fun, Delicious!

Simcoe1990

report Posted Oct. 22, 2011 1:48 PM

Made these for a Labor Day party. They were a hit. Some people were "afraid" to try them because they couldn't imagine this combination of flavors, but once they did they raved about them. Everyone wanted the recipe. I've been asked to make them again next year.