Mom’s Bacon Dressing

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Mom’s Bacon Dressing

By Shirley Sassaman

Mom’s Bacon Dressing

Ingredients:
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup vinegar
½ cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
2 cups water
½ pound bacon
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
In a medium skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove from pan and drain on paper towel. Crumble when cooled. Leave bacon drippings in the skillet and allow to cool. In a medium bowl, beat egg. Add vinegar, sugar, flour, water, salt and pepper. Add the egg mixture to the reserved drippings in the skillet. Cook over low heat stirring constantly, bring to rolling boil. Take off heat when it has reached desired consistency.  When cool, fold in crumbled bacon and serve over your favorite salad.


Yield:  2 cups dressing
Preparation time:  30 minutes
Cook time:  5 minutes
Ease of Preparation:  Easy


Note from the Paula Deen Test Kitchen: Add extra water for a thinner dressing. Great served over grilled Romaine lettuce.

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Reader Comments:

THE WAY MY AUNTS MADE SODA BREAD THEY MADE JUST LIKE YOU MAKE CORNBREAD EXCEPT THEY USE 2 TABLESPOONS OF SODA AND HALF CUP OF SUGAR BOY IT WAS GOOD I’M 60 YEARS OLD AND I STIL REMEMBER THEM BAKING SODA BREAD THEY WERE TWINS GIRLS THAT WHAT THEY CALLED EACH OTHER GIRL

By brenda tincher on March 17, 2010

Paula, this sounds devine, and I ‘ll be adding it to my recipes and on my blog too..Thank you for sharing

By Greg Kantner on March 08, 2010

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