Tassel Ridge Wine paired with Spicy Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks…perfect for Holiday Celebrations!
Add some bacon and spice to your celebrations with Tassel Ridge Spicy Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks. They are delightfully spicy, and even better when paired with Tassel Ridge wine.
Tassel Ridge® Spicy Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks
Ingredients
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 25 strips bacon
- 25 thin, crisp breadsticks (grissini-style)
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine brown sugar and cayenne pepper in small bowl. Put mixture on large plate. Set aside. Wrap a strip of bacon around length of each breadstick. Roll breadsticks in brown sugar mixture. Place in single layer on baking sheet. Bake 10 to 15 minutes, or until bacon is crisp. Serve warm or at room temperature. Makes 25 breadsticks.
Recipe Notes
Wine Recommendation—Tassel Ridge Oskyfizzante® Iowa White, Oskyfizzante® Red, Sweet Roxie Red®
Oskyfizzante Iowa White is a fruity, semi-sweet, fizzy wine with grapefruit, kiwi, and stone fruit on the nose and kiwi, peach, and citrus on the palate. Made from grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards, Oskyfizzante Iowa White is perfect for celebrations! Serve well chilled.
Oskyfizzante® Red is a semi-sweet, refreshing, fruity, fizzy wine with cherry and citrus on the nose and sweet cherry and candied fruits on the palate. Pair it with spicy Asian and Mexican foods, or just chill well, open, and celebrate! Serve well chilled.
Sweet Roxie Red® (the still version of Oskyfizzante® Red) is a refreshing, sweet, fruity red wine with cherry and citrus on the nose and sweet cherry and candied fruits on the palate. Made from a blend of Marquette grapes grown in our Mahaska County, Iowa, vineyards and Muscat grapes, Sweet Roxie Red is a great sipping wine or pair it with spicy foods. Serve chilled.