Pigs, Elephants and Donkeys!

When pondering what to post this week
for Free Recipe Friday,

it was a toss up between a breakfast post
and a snacky post.
I went back and forth and back and forth.

Then I realized BOTH of my contenders
contained bacon (go figure).
So in honor of the giver of this recipe,

Uncle Brandon, and his upcoming birthday,

 the snack post won out.  

Here's to you Brandon!

With the holidays on the horizon
these little piggy treats need to go in the
keeper pile.
We made these during the last presidential debate.
James and I ate half of them during the debate
and the other half for breakfast. 

We. Are. Pigs.

Brandon, my brother in law,
made these for us one year when we piled in on them
at Christmas.  But that's a whole other story.
They'd be so great for game night, movie night,
or 'I can't get enough of bacon and sausage' night.

WHAT YOU NEED:

Sliced Bacon - a 12 ounce pkg, not maple
(use the cheap, thin stuff)
Lit'l Smokies - a 14 ounce pkg
(not the the cheesy kind)

Brown Sugar - 1 lb. (half of a 2 lb bag)

Water - 1 to 2 tablespoons

9x9 Baking Dish
Non Stick Spray

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat oven to 350.
Coat baking dish with non stick cooking spray.

Set aside.
Slice bacon slices in half.
(I use kitchen shears and cut the whole
stack in half - much easier than using a knife).
Grab a halved bacon slice and wrap firmly
around a lil' sausage.  Lay each in dish.

Continue wrapping sausages with bacon slices

until the bacon is used up. 

You will most likely have a few sausages leftover-
save them for an omelet or some scrambled eggs.

Next, cover the 'pork overload' with brown sugar.
Don't be shy here - you want to cover completely.

Drizzle a little water over the sugar,
maybe a tablespoon or two.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake.
After 30-40 minutes,

remove the foil and continue baking

for probably 30 more minutes.

disclaimer: I seriously lost track of time here -

we were watching the debate and
blah, blah, blah, blah, blah -

so if you happen to overcook
your little porkies - I do apologize -

but you should be perfectly fine.

You can certainly bake these a little less
or a little more depending on your taste.
We happen to like our bacon
on the crispy side instead of the floppy side.
But you can do what you want.
However, please oh please

DO NOT eat these until they have cooled a bit.

Even after the sugar bubbles have calmed down,

 resist the urge.  Hot, melted sugar = certain death.

 After they've cooled a bit - you will enter heaven on earth.

Yummmmmm.

ENJOY!!!