Bacon & Date Maple Brown Butter Loaf

Bacon & Date Maple Brown Butter Loaf

Bacon. Fall flavours. Dessert. What’s not to love? The hit of savoury notes and smoke from our exceptional bacon permeates every bite; it’s the perfect counterpart to warm autumn seasonings and the rich sweetness of maple.

Servings

4

Preparation

10 Mins

Cook Time

5 Mins

Level

Ingredients

5 slices Schneiders Double Smoked Butchers Cut Bacon, cooked until golden, roughly chopped

1 cup pitted dates, roughly chopped

11/2 cups all-purpose flour

2 t baking powder

¼ t cinnamon

¼ t nutmeg

½ t kosher salt

3 eggs

2/3 cup 3% milk

½ cup butter, browned, cooled to room temperature

2 T maple syrup

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F

In a medium bowl, add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and whisk together.

In a separate bowl, combine eggs, milk, butter, and maple syrup and whisk until frothy.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir to combine. Add the dates and bacon and gently mix to evenly distribute.

Prepare an 8” by 4” loaf pan with cooking spray.

Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes until a skewer inserted in the middle of the loaf is clean.

Let cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack then remove from the loaf pan.

Serve with butter and flaky sea salt.

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