Bacon Brownies and a Surprise Tribute to Greg on Carolina A.M.
Greg and Audra try out Tyler's bacon brownies on National Bacon Day. And Greg gets a surprise at The Alabama Theatre days before his final show.
Greg and Audra try out Tyler’s bacon brownies on National Bacon Day. (Tyler, our Man on the Strand, has become quite the baker.) And Greg gets a surprise at The Alabama Theatre days before his final show.
Tyler’s recipe:
BACON DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIES
STEP ONE: COOK ONE POUND OF BACON EXTRA CRISPY USING YOUR PREFERED METHOD. I PREFER AIR FRY.
STEP TWO: PREHEAT YOUR OVEN OR COUNTER TOP TOASTER/ AIR FRY OVEN TO 350.
STEP THREE: PREP YOUR PAN. USING ROOM TEMPERATURE BUTTER, GREASE YOUR FAVORITE BROWNIE PAN. THEN PLACE A GREASED PAN IN THE FREEZER. THIS KEEPS THE BUTTER FROM BEING PUSHED INTO THE CORNERS OF YOUR PAN WHEN YOU POUR IN THE BROWNIE BATTER. I PREFER 11×7 STAINLESS STEEL BROWNIE PAN. (DOLLAR TREE HAS THEM FOR A BUCK!)
STEP FOUR: PREP THE REQUIRED INGREDIENTS USING YOUR FAVORITE BOXED BROWNIE MIX, OR SCRATCH MADE IF YOU HAVE A RECIPE. I PREFER DUNCAN HINES DARK CHOCOLATE FUDGE.
STEP FIVE: MIX ALL INGREDIENTS IN A MIXING BOWL ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS WITH A SILICONE SPATULA OR WOODEN SPOON.
*DO NOT USE NONSTICK SPRAY ON YOUR! YOU ALREADY BUTTERED IT, REMEMBER?
STEP SIX: TAKE FOUR TO FIVE STRIPS OF YOUR CRISPY BACON AND PUT THEM IN YOUR FOOD PROCESSOR AND PULSE CHOP THEM TO A MEDIUM CUT. NOT FINE, BUT NOT CHUNKY. OR HAND CUT WITH KITCHEN SHEARS OR A KNIFE. USING THE SAME METHOD, PULSE CHOP ½ OF A 3.5oz 72% CACAO DARK CHOCOLATE CANDY BAR.
STEP SEVEN: TAKE YOUR PAN OUT OF THE FREEZER. POUR HALF OF YOUR BROWNIE MIX INTO THE PAN EVENLY COVERING THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. TAKE YOUR CHOPPED BACON & DARK CHOCOLATE CHUNKS AND SPREAD EVENLY ON TOP OF THE BROWNIE MIX. POUR IN THE REMAINING HALF OF YOUR BROWNIE MIX.
STEP EIGHT: BAKE IN PREHEATED 350 DEGREE OVEN FOR 30 MINUTES, OR UNTIL A TOOTHPICK INSERTED INTO BROWNIES ONE INCH IN FROM EDGE COMES OUT CLEAN.
STEP NINE: COOL FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
STEP TEN: CUT AND ENJOY.
