Say It With Bacon: how to make bacon roses.

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375f/190c

Step 2

Prepare the fake roses by tearing off the flower petals until you’re left with a bare, empty stem. If possible, push the calyx down the stem to reveal a little more of a wire/stem for the bacon roll to sit on.

Step 3

Take a strip of bacon, and starting at one end, roll it up tightly to form a rosette. Secure the roll with two toothpicks, as close to the bottom of one end as you can, to form a cross. Place the rose on a wire rack on top of a foil lined tray. Repeat with all the bacon.

Step 4

Season the roses with a light dusting of Hardcore Carnivore Red to amplify the color.

Step 5

Place tray of bacon rolls into the oven, and bake 45-55 minutes, until they are well cooked and have a good color. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Step 6

Once cool, take each roll and wiggle it onto a stem. Repeat until the whole bunch is complete.

Step 7

Give it to someone you love, or sit there and eat them yourself!