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Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Bacon-Wrapped Dates

Martha Stewart Living, December 2005 http://www.marthastewart.com/343691/bacon-wrapped-dates
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  • Yield Makes 32

Ingredients

    • 32 pitted dates (about 10 ounces)
    • 2 ounces shelled, salted whole pistachios
    • 2 ounces dried apricots, cut into 32 strips
    • 1 pound lean best-quality bacon, thinly sliced and then halved crosswise

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Stuff each date with 3 or 4 pistachios. Lay a stuffed date and apricot strip on top of each bacon slice; wrap to enclose. If not using immediately, freeze up to 1 month.
  2. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until bacon is crisp, about 10 minutes, flipping each wrapped date after 8 minutes. If frozen, bake at 400 degrees.for 10 minutes; flip, and bake 10 minutes more. Transfer wrapped dates to paper towels to drain. Serve with toothpicks.

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