Maple Bacon Tater Puffs #sp5

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb bacon, diced into small pieces
• 24 ounces simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, separated
• 1/3-1/2 cup maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°.
• 2 in a large skillet, cook bacon pieces until crisp. remove from skillet. reserve the bacon fat.
• 3 place potatoes into a large bowl.
• 4 add egg yolks, 1 cup cheddar cheese and 1/2 of the cooked bacon.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 with a pastry brush, brush the insides of a 6 cup jumbo muffin tin with some of the reserved bacon fat.
• 7 divide potato mixture between the 6 cups.
• 8 bake for 25 minutes. remove from oven and sprinkle the 6 puffs with the remaining cheese and bacon.
• 9 bake an extra 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the puffs are pulling slightly away from the edges of the pan.
• 10 serve each maple bacon tater puff with 1 to 2 tablespoons maple syrup.