Bacon-Wrapped Cocktail Sausages

A great little appetizer from OurBestBites.com

1 14-oz package Lit'l Smokies
1 12-oz package bacon
3/4 c. brown sugar

Preheat your oven to 325 and line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Using a pair of kitchen shears, cut the slab of bacon into thirds. Wrap 1/3 of each slice of bacon around each sausage and secure with a toothpick and place on the baking sheet. Repeat with remaining sausages and bacon. Sprinkle brown sugar over sausages and bake at 325 for 40-45 minutes or until bacon has cooked and is starting to brown. Serve immediately or put in slow cooker on low heat to keep warm.

Asiago Cheese Bread

3 cups flour
1 3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp yeast
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/4 cups shredded asiago cheese

In a large mixing bowl, mix together flour, salt, yeast, and cheese. Add water and stir until a shaggy mixture forms. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 12-18 hours.

Heat oven to 450. When oven has reached 450, place enamel pot or baking stone pot in oven for 30 minutes to preheat. While pot is preheating, pour out dough on a heavily floured surface and shape into a ball. Cover and let sit while pot is warming.

After 30 minutes, take out pot and place dough ball inside. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking for 15 minutes.

Remove bread from pot, and transfer to a rack to cool.

Homemade Buttermilk Syrup

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup buttermilk (or 1 cup milk with 1 TBSP white vinegar- let sit 5 min)
2 TBSP light corn syrup
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla

Combine first five ingredients in saucepan and let boil for 7 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.