Tassel Ridge® Spicy Bacon Wrapped Breadsticks

Ingredients

½ cup light brown sugar
2 tsp cayenne pepper more or less to taste
25 strips bacon
25 thin crisp breadsticks (grissini-style)

Instructions

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 Sweet Roxie Red®

Sweet Roxie 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 Iowa vineyards and Muscat grapes, Sweet Roxie Red is a great sipping wine or pair it with spicy dishes like Asian and Mexican foods. Serve chilled.