Chili Bacon Breadsticks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

30 slices bacon (about 1 pound)
30 long thin italian breadsticks (Grissini)
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons pure chile powder (preferably New Mexican)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Let bacon stand at room temperature to soften slightly, about 10 minutes.
Wrap one bacon slice gently in a spiral around each breadstick and arrange on a tray. (Breadsticks may be wrapped 4 hours ahead and chilled, covered).
In a shallow dish long enough to fit breadsticks stir together sugar and chili powder until combined well, pressing out any lumps with the back of a fork.
Roll each breadstick gently in mixture, coating bacon well, and arrange about 1/2-inch apart on rack of a broiler pan.
Bake breadsticks 20 minutes, or until coating is carmelized and bacon is deep golden. Loosen breadsticks gently from rack with a metal spatula and cool until firm enough to pick up, about 10-15 minutes. (Bacon will become crisp and breadsticks will harden as they cool.).
Serve breadsticks at room temperature.