Best Bacon Date Bread Recipes

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BACON DATE BREAD



Bacon Date Bread image

There is a standing joke among friends that when I'm asked to bring a dish to a party, it always contains bacon. My partner loves bacon-wrapped dates and my grandmother got me hooked on date-nut bread, so I made a sweet and salty combination of these recipes.-Terrie Gammon, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h10m

Yield 1 loaf (16 slices).

Number Of Ingredients 12

8 bacon strips, chopped
8 green onions, thinly sliced
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 cups shredded Asiago cheese, divided
2/3 cup pitted dates, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan., Add green onions to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 1-2 minutes. Cool slightly., In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cayenne. In another bowl, whisk eggs, sour cream and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in 1 cup cheese, dates, bacon and green onions (batter will be thick)., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Serve warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 211 calories, Fat 13g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 49mg cholesterol, Sodium 267mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 7g protein.

DATE, BACON AND ROSEMARY CORN BREAD



Date, Bacon and Rosemary Corn Bread image

Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     dinner, side dish

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 tablespoons vegetable oil, plus more for greasing the pan
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates, plus 12 dates, peeled, halved lengthwise and pitted
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
1 egg
1 cup milk
8 strips bacon, fried, drained and diced
2 tablespoons maple syrup
Pinch cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9-inch springform pan with vegetable oil. Line the inside perimeter of the pan with the halved dates, putting the rounded side of the dates toward the pan. Set aside.
  • In a mixing bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, salt, pepper and rosemary. In another bowl, whisk the egg and milk together. Whisk in the 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the flour mixture, the chopped dates and the bacon and stir just to combine.
  • Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake until the bread is lightly browned and firm to the touch, about 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Mix the maple syrup and cayenne together. Remove the sides of the pan and brush the dates and the top of the bread with the maple syrup. Cut into thin wedges and serve warm with roast chicken, lamb or pork.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 348, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 41 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 5 grams, Sodium 280 milligrams, Sugar 16 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BACON DATE BREAD



Bacon Date Bread image

There is a standing joke among friends that when I'm asked to bring a dish to a party, it always contains bacon. My partner loves bacon-wrapped dates and my grandmother got me hooked on date-nut bread, so I made a sweet and salty combination of these recipes.-Terrie Gammon, Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 12

8 bacon strips, chopped
8 green onions, thinly sliced
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup butter, melted
1-1/2 cups shredded Asiago cheese, divided
2/3 cup pitted dates, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 2 tablespoons in pan., Add green onions to drippings; cook and stir over medium-high heat until tender, 1-2 minutes. Cool slightly., In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and cayenne. In another bowl, whisk eggs, sour cream and melted butter until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in 1 cup cheese, dates, bacon and green onions (batter will be thick)., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Serve warm.

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