Fried Grits With Bacon Maple Syrup

Fried Grits With Bacon Maple Syrup
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients
grits ( prepare according to directions)
5 slices of bacon, diced
1 cup maple syrup
salt
pepper
2 tbsp  butter
Directions
Cook grits in a large pot according to directions.  Spray bread loaf pan with cooking spray, place cooked grits into loaf pan and let cool to set.
The grits will become firm as it cools and will take the form of the loaf pan.  In a frying pan cook the bacon until done and slightly crispy; add maple syrup and cook 10 minutes longer on low temp., set aside.  Once the grits have completely cooled and formed, take grits out of the pan and slice 3/4 inch to 1 inch slices.
In a separate frying pan, add butter on medium low heat, not to burn the butter.  Add slices of grits to pan, add salt and pepper, cook 3 minutes on each side or until its nice and golden crispy on each side.  Place on a serving platter and ladle bacon maple syrup on top.
Serves 6-8