Bacon Pepperoni Sticks with Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
How this recipe came alive is I wanted to dream up something new for an Appetizer. Looks to be most people are looking online for simple & easy recipes. The creation of combining pepperoni and bacon to me just made sense, making way for Bacon Pepperoni Sticks with Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing to be born. When I first had the idea, my first thought was someone had already done this online. So I naturally looked on Google, Googling “Bacon Pepperoni sticks”, “Bacon Pepperoni sticks recipe” “Bacon pepperoni appetizers”. I found ZERO recipes for what we have here today 🙂 Take a look at the Google search results yourself.
To those of you looking for easy appetizers, what is better than Crispy Bacon Sticks & Creamy Ranch Dressing?
Googled Search Term: “Bacon Pepperoni Appetizers” – Found Nothing –
The first time I made Buttermilk Ranch dressing I was beyond shocked how good it was and why I hadn’t had it before. So was my entire culinary school class. If you haven’t tried “Real” Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing you cannot start to imagine what I’m talking about. It is nothing like the stuff you can buy at the grocery store. That stuff is only flavored mayonnaise. Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing is full of fresh herbs, real buttermilk, creamy sour cream, this list goes on. Best part, it only takes a few minutes to make and store wonderfully in the refrigerator…
mmmm…..Crispy Bacon Pepperoni Sticks #amazing
Bacon Pepperoni Sticks with Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
A recipe bringing two loved ingredients into a perfect marriage. If you haven't made homemade ranch before, you are in for a huge treat. So good!
Keyword: Bacon Pepperoni Sticks with Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dip
Prep Time: 5minutes
Cook Time: 12minutes
Total Time: 17minutes
Author: Steven Pennington
Ingredients
Bacon Pepperoni Sticks
1packageSliced Bacon
1packageSliced Pepperoni
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
1mediumShallotchopped
3ClovesGarlicchopped
132 ounceButtermilk
6tbspSour Cream
6tbspMayonnaise
2tspFresh Thyme
2tspFresh Tarragon
1TbspFresh Parsley
2tspFresh Oregano
2tspDijon Mustard
2tspFine White Sugar
1tspSea Salt
1tspWorcestershire Sauce
Instructions
Making the Bacon Pepperoni Sticks
Lay out one piece of bacon and make three cuts going lengthwise.
Next, take three pepperoni's and stack them on top of one another, and make a cut starting from the middle to the edge, like a Pac-Man.
Take each pepperoni and weaver them into each hole cut in the bacon.
Twist each piece of Bacon twice from both ends into shape, counter-clockwise one side, clockwise the other side, making a total of 4 twists.
Making the Homemade Ranch Dressing
We will be using the food processor to combine all the ingredients making for an easy experience, but mostly to help the ingredients integrate together nicely.
Before adding each ingredient into the food processor, shallot, garlic, thyme, oregano, parsley, tarragon, give them a quick chopped to assist the food processor.
Add all the chopped ingredients and turn on the food processor for a few moments to help further chop the ingredients.
Next, add all the wet/dry ingredients and turn on the food processor and allow it to do its thing. Run for 2 to 3 minutes or until ingredients are combined.
Store the buttermilk ranch dressing in the refrigerator in a sealed jar. The refrigerator will chill the dressing helping it to set up and thicken. Should be good for two weeks, may a little longer...Treat it like you would a carton of milk.
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