Pimento Pepper Jelly Bacon Sliders

Pimento Pepper Jelly Bacon Slider

Ingredients:

1 pack of Hawaiian sweet rolls cut in half

Thick cut bacon cut about 1” long

Pepper Jelly Pimento Cheese (recipe below)

Bread & Butter pickles (recipe below)

Directions: Follow recipes below to make Pepper Jelly Pimento Cheese and Bread & Butter Pickles ahead of time. For sliders, render bacon on a flat top of griddle, remove and wipe away excess bacon grease. Toast the inside of the top and bottom of the Hawaiian rolls. Spread pimento cheese mix on bottom part of roll, top with 2 pieces of bacon and several Bread & Butter pickles. Place back onto the griddle to slightly warm up cheese, and serve

Bread & Butter Pickles (Makes 1 qt. size Mason jar)

Ingredients:

1 lb. Kirby cucumbers, sliced

½ cup sweet onion, thinly sliced

2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced

2 ¼ tsp. kosher salt

¼  tsp. celery seeds

½ cup granulated sugar

½ cup white vinegar

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

¾ tsp. mustard seeds

1/8 cup light brown sugar

pinch ground turmeric

Directions: Salt cucumbers in a large bowl; cover and chill 1 1/2 hours. Rinse thoroughly under cold water. Drain and add onion to the bowl. Combine sugar and remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan; and bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour hot vinegar mixture into bowl of cucumbers and let stand at room temperature one hour. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to two weeks.

Pepper Jelly (Makes approx. 16 oz.)

Ingredients:

1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces

½ jalapeño pepper (sm), diced

¼  tsp. crushed red chili flakes

1 Tbsp. sugarless pectin

1 cup plus 1 ½ Tbsp. sugar

1/3 cup white wine vinegar

1 tsp. unsalted butter

¼ tsp. salt

Directions: Pulse peppers with red pepper flakes in food processor until finely chopped. Whisk together pectin and 1 ½ Tbsp. sugar in small bowl. Stir together pepper mixture, vinegar, butter, salt, and remaining sugar in a heavy pot. Bring to vigorous boil over high heat, then continue to boil, stirring occasionally for five minutes. Gradually add pectin mixture, whisking constantly. Return jelly to boil stirring constantly, for one to two minutes (mixture will thicken slightly). Remove from heat.

Pepper Jelly Pimento Cheese (Makes 2 cups)

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated

4 oz. jar diced pimento

½ cup mayonnaise (Duke's preferred)

Several dashes of Crystal hot sauce

1 Tbsp. pepper jelly

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions: Mix all above ingredients into a mixing bowl, season with salt and pepper to taste, as well as the hot sauce.

Recipes and recipe photos by Sea Island, exclusively for Elegant Island Living.