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Flatbread with WI Aged Cheddar & Maple Bacon

Prep Time:  10 Minutes

     Cook Time:  15 Minutes

     Serves:  8

This recipe was provided by WMMB and featured in cheese geek, Jeanne Carpenter’s column Edible Culture, “New Era of Wisconsin Cheddar.”

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces bacon, chopped
  • ¼ cup pure maple syrup
  • 1 6-inch flatbread crust
  • ½ Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced into 1/8-inch thick rounds
  • 1 cup two-year aged cheddar cheese, shredded and divided
  • 3 scallions, sliced

Directions

  1. Place bacon in sauté pan and fry for about 4 minutes over medium to high heat until fat is rendered. Drain fat and discard.
  2. Add maple syrup to bacon and cook 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Pour maple bacon onto parchment paper and separate the pieces. Set aside to cool.
  3. Place pizza stone in cold oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  4. Meanwhile, sprinkle 3/4 cup cheddar over flatbread crust.
  5. Place apple rounds over cheese, top with the maple bacon and remaining shredded cheddar.
  6. Place flatbread on hot pizza stone and bake 12-15 minutes until crust edges are a deep golden brown and cheese is melted.
  7. Remove from oven and cut into 8 small pieces. Top with sliced scallions and serve immediately.

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