Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

1 ( 17.5oz) package refrigerated cinnamon rolls with cream cheese icing

10 slices brown sugar bacon (or any bacon you want), cooked

Directions

1) Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheet.

2) Unroll one biscuit. Place 2 bacon slices over unrolled biscuit. Roll up biscuit with bacon slice. Secure with wooden picks.

3) Arrange, cut side down, 2 inches apart on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining biscuits and bacon.

4) Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 5 minutes before removing to wire rack. Glaze warm rolls with icing.

5) Let stand 5 minutes or until glaze is set. Serve warm.

Prep: 10 minutes

Cook 20 minutes

Makes: 5 rolls

Anisette Cookies

Ingredients

1 C. butter, softened

3/4 C. sugar

1 tsp. anise extract

1 tsp. lemon extract

3 C. flour

3 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. salt

3 eggs

Glaze:

1 C. powdered sugar

milk (eyeball it, no specific measurements)

colored sprinkles

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2) Beat together butter & sugar until creamy.

3) Stir in anise and lemon.

4) Add eggs. Blend.

5) Add dry ingredients-blend together.

6) The dough should be almost crumbly, but when you roll it in your hand it stays together.

7) Form dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. (Try not to get much bigger than 1 inch).

8) Bake for 15 minutes.

9) Cool and glaze then add sprinkles right away.

10) Make glaze by mixing the powdered sugar and milk together to desired consistency.

Prep: 45 minutes (give or take)

Bake: 15 minutes (each batch)

Makes:

3 dozen cookies

You can also use 1 tbsp. of vanilla in place of the lemon.

Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

Ingredients

Brown Sugar Ketchup Glaze:

1/4 C. ketchup

1/4 C. Chili Sauce

4 TBSP. brown sugar (light or dark)

Meatloaf:

2 tsp. vegetable oil

1 medium onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 large eggs

1 tsp. dried thyme

1 tbsp. kosher salt

1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

2 tsp. Dijon mustard

2 tsp. Worchestershire sauce

1/4 tsp. hot red pepper sauce

1/2 C. milk, buttermilk or low-fat plain yogurt

2 lbs. meatloaf mix

2/3 C. crushed saltine crackers (about 16)

1/3 C. minced parsley (or Cilantro)

6 oz thin sliced bacon

Glaze

Directions

Brown Sugar Glaze: 1) Mix all ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.

Meatloaf: 1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a medium skillet. Add onion & garlic, saute until softened, about 5 minutes; set aside to cool.

2) Mix eggs with thyme, salt, pepper, mustard, Worchestershire sauce, pepper sauce, & milk or yogurt. Add egg mixture to meat in a large bowl, along with crackers, oatmeal or bread crumbs, parsley (or cilantro) & cooked onions & garlic; mix with a fork until evenly blended & meat mixture doesn't stick to bowl. (If mixture does stick , add additional milk, a couple tbsp. at a time, & continue stirring until mixture stops sticking).

3) Turn meat mixture onto a work surface . With wet hands, pat mixture into a loaf approximately 9 x5 in.

4) Cover a wire rack with foil ; prick  foil in several places with a fork. Place a rack on a shallow roasting pan lined with foil for easy cleanup.

5) Set formed loaf on rack. Brush loaf with half of the glaze, then arrange bacon slices, crosswise, over loaf, overlapping them slightly & tucking them under to prevent curling. Place the 2nd half of the glaze in a small pot on the stove & heat over low heat until ready to serve.

6) Bake loaf until bacon is crisp & loaf registers 160 degrees; about 1 hour. Cool for at least 20 minutes. Slice & serve.

Prep: 20 minutes

Cook: 1 hour 5 minutes

Cool: 20 minutes

Serves: 6

With this you may have to raise the oven temp if you find it not cooking as fast and leave it in a little longer than the hour. If you don't have the parsley you can substitute Cilantro for it and it works just the same..This was definitely really good.