Bacon Wrapped Dates
By: Melissa Peterman
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




12 wholes dates, pitted
6 slices bacon

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. 2 lay bacon on a backing sheet and cook in the oven for 5-7 minutes just to par-cook the bacon. Remove from heat to cool. Slice bacon in half lengthwise. 3 Place a sheet of foil onto a backing sheet. 4 Wrap a half piece of bacon around each date and place on cookie sheet. Bake in the oven at 300 degrees,  Cover loosely with foil and bake around 1 hour 20 minutes. Take off foil and turn up oven if not browned enough, should be dark in color.

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For other options, stuff dates with blue cheese, almonds or gorgonzola cheese for extra flavor.

Comments:
craig

if you stuff the dates with a blue cheese, e.g., gorgonzola, do you do that before the hour and 20 minutes in the oven ?? . . .