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Orange-Glazed Canadian Bacon Recipe

Instead of serving the usual bacon, I like to prepare this recipe that calls for Canadian bacon instead. It's a special brunch recipe that's always well liked. —Sue Draheim

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Orange-Glazed Canadian Bacon Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 25 min.

Yield: 6-8 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/4 pounds Canadian bacon
1-1/2 cups orange juice
6 tablespoons brown sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
3 bay leaves

Directions

In an 11-in. x 7-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray, arrange bacon in two rows, overlapping the slices.
In a small saucepan, combine the orange juice, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, mustard, cardamom and pepper until blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over bacon; arrange bay leaves on top.
Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 20-25 minutes. Discard bay leaves and all but 1/4 cup pan juices. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar over bacon.
Broil 4 in. from the heat for 3-5 minutes or until bacon is glazed and bubbly. Serve immediately. Yield: 6-8 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 144 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 694 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 11 g protein.

Originally published as Orange-Glazed Canadian Bacon in Test Kitchen Favorites 2004 , p102