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    Amish Bacon Treat

    Published: Mar 24, 2022 · Updated: Mar 24, 2022 by Kevin Williams | 6 Comments

     
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    This recipe comes from two Amish sisters that live in rural southeast Indiana.  These two sisters never married and are disabled, so they rely heavily on one another for comfort and support. But their disabilities haven't kept them from living a full and happy life.  They write cookbooks (they are out of print now or I'd tell you how to get one), whip up time-tested home remedies, make homemade dolls, sewing clothes, and, yes, churn out some delightful dishes like this Amish bacon treat.  That's what they call it: "bacon treat", I laugh because I think that sounds vaguely like something you'd give your cat, but, no, no, don't let the name fool you, this is all pure bacon-y goodness X 2.

    Amish Bacon Treat
    Picture quality is a bit grainy, but this is the final bacon treat.

     Imagine delicious bacon made even more delicious if that is possible.  Well, this recipe does that and now you can watch it being made!  And if you want to try it yourself, here's the recipe....doesn't get much easier, or more delicious, that this!

    Bacon is one of those meats that you find in Amish kitchens that is just so cherished. It could be fried in a skillet and just eaten plain. Or it can be eaten in innovative ways like this simple Amish bacon treat. Or it can be crumbled up into salads, eaten alongside eggs, and even incorporated into some desserts. Bacon has seen its stock rise and fall in non-Amish society, but its stock has never fallen among the Amish.

    Amish Bacon Treat

    Bacon has always been a favorite. Bacon is usually procured during the hog butchering season which happens around now each year. Butchering is usually done in February and March. The reason butchering is done then is that much of the early winter work (such as harvesting firewood and cutting ice) is out-of-the-way, and the spring and summer outdoor chores season have yet to kick in. And, this is a big factor: the weather is still cool in February and March. Butchering hogs is a messy, slimy, hot job, and no one wants to be doing that in July. So February and March is sort of the “sweet spot" for home hog butchering. It is a messy job, but one that is worthwhile because bacon, chops, ham, and sausages are the result!

    🥓 Amish Bacon Treat

    • 10-12 slices of bacon
    • one sleeve of crushed saltines
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 tablespoon of butter

    📋 Instructions

    1. Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over low heat.
    2. Crush crackers on a plate.
    3. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs very well.
    4. Then dip bacon slices into the beaten eggs, completely coating on each side.
    5. Then roll the bacon slices into the cracker crumbs so that each side is completely covered in crumbs.
    6. Put into buttered skillet over low heat and brown each crumb-covered bacon slice on each side.
    7. Serve warm.
    8. Note: if you like your bacon very crispy, fry the bacon before dipping it in eggs and rolling it in crumbs.
    9. If you like your bacon more on the “rare” side, just dip slices in eggs, roll in crumbs and brown.

    🥓 More Amish Bacon Recipes

    Bacon Burger Casserole

    Bacon Dressing

    Bacon Omelet Roll

    Beef, Bacon, and Bean Casserole

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    Amish Bacon Treat

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    Cuisine American, Amish

    Ingredients
      

    • 10-12 slices of bacon
    • one sleeve of crushed saltines
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 tablespoon butter

    Instructions
     

    • Melt butter in a cast iron skillet over low heat.
    • Crush crackers on a plate.In a separate bowl, beat the eggs very well.
    • Then dip bacon slices into the beaten eggs, completely coating on each side
    • .Then roll the bacon slices into the cracker crumbs so that each side is completely covered in crumbs.
    • Put into buttered skillet over low heat and brown each crumb-covered bacon slice on each side.Serve warm.
    • Note: if you like your bacon very crispy, fry the bacon before dipping it in eggs and rolling it in crumbs.If you like your bacon more on the “rare” side, just dip slices in eggs, roll in crumbs and brown.
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
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    About Kevin Williams

    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    Comments

    1. Betty Brewer

      April 26, 2017 at 3:56 pm

      Love your articles about the Amish. I hope to visit Holmes County soon.
      I admire the Amish life. Love their cookbooks and novels written about then.

      Reply
      • Kevin

        April 27, 2017 at 11:54 pm

        Thanks, Betty!

        Reply
    2. Nana

      April 26, 2017 at 5:32 pm

      Holmes County is pretty much where I go to have a day trip into Amish country. Several good restaurants and lots of craft and furniture places to visit as well as cheese houses and bakeries. A day is never long enough to make the rounds. This time of year my sisters and I try to make our way to Amish greenhouses and nurseries. They tend to have lovely, healthy plants.

      Reply
      • Kevin

        April 27, 2017 at 11:54 pm

        You are right, a day is never long enough in Holmes County, there is so, so much to do and see!

        Reply
    3. Lynda

      March 27, 2022 at 2:28 am

      1 star
      There is absolutely nothing about this recipe that makes it Amish. What are you trying to pull?

      Reply
      • Kevin Williams

        March 27, 2022 at 12:15 pm

        Don't tell that to the two elderly Amish women who gave me the recipe!

        Reply

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