Piggy Candy

This recipe if for all you bacon lovers.   This is good just as is, or on top of ice cream, dipped in chocolate or on top of salads.

PIGGY CANDY

Ingredients:
*1/2 pound of a good quality bacon, cut thick
*1/2 cup light brown sugar
*pinch of cayenne pepper
*1/2 teaspoon chili powder
*1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
*pinch of nutmeg

Directions:
~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
~Line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil.
~Place a cooling rack over the foil.
~Spray cooking rack with a cooking spray.
~Line cooking rack with 1/2 pound thick cut bacon, in a single layer.
~In a medium bowl, mix 1/2 cup brown sugar, pinch of cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and pinch of  nutmeg together.
~Coat the top side of bacon with half of  the brown sugar mixture.
~Press sugar, lightly down on bacon.
~Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes.
~Remove from oven and turn the bacon over.
~Sprinkle the remaining brown sugar mixture over the bacon, and press down.
~Bake another 20 minutes or until bacon is crisp.
~Remove from oven and place bacon on a sheet of parchment paper.
~Once bacon is cool, break into pieces.
~Store in an airtight sealing container in the refrigerator.