Seasonal Recipes

Sydney (Oland) Keddy is a recipe developer who lives in Whitehorse. Her work can be found in The Boston Globe, Seriouseats.com, as well as in other publications. BACON-WRAPPED BLUE CHEESE STUFFED DATES

These sweet, savoury baconwrapped bundles are also called Devils on Horseback and are a perfect snack to serve with almost any boozy beverage. You can also make these, before you head out camping, and roast them up on an open fi re. It seems counterintuitive, but make sure you use thinly sliced bacon to wrap the dates. Thick sliced bacon won’t render out and you’ll be left with an unsatisfyingly chewy bundle of cheese and dates after you cook them.

SERVES 4.

INGREDIENTS

❑ 12 dates ❑ 1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese ❑ 6 strips of bacon, sliced in half

Dates, blue cheese and bacon

Squish the blue cheese into the dates Bacon-Wrapped Blue Cheese Stuffed Dates

Roast on a tray

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Set the oven at 425°F. Slice each date in half, fi ll with blue cheese and pinch closed—repeat with all dates and blue cheese. Wrap each date with half a strip of bacon and arrange on a baking sheet. 2. Roast in the oven for 12 minutes or until bacon is fully cooked. Serve warm. n

Wrap the blue-cheese-stuffed dates with bacon

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