Bacon and Egg Easter Basket

Posted by Boss Hog on Mar 26th 2021

Guest Post by Elise Coroneos at www.ElisesKitchen.com.

Photos by Tom Sandelands.

If idle hands are the Devil’s playground, then this is a truly sinful craft project. I have been mostly unemployed for about a week now and already I am looking for new hobbies to keep me occupied. I think I have finally found my calling… Bacon Sculpting.

Why make an Easter basket out of bacon? Why not? It was a fun way to kill a Saturday…fun and tasty!

I started with two packages of bacon, because I wasn’t sure how much I was going to need. I ended up using about a package and a half, but could have gotten away with just one.
To make the base of the basket, I created a bacon weave. This is just like making a lattice top for a pie…just more greasy.

To form the basket shape, I placed a Pyrex bowl upside down on a sheet tray and draped the bacon weave on top of the bowl.

I baked the bacon weave at 415 degrees, until it was crispy and brown.

While the base was baking, I made the handle and some bacon flowers to embellish the basket. To form the handle, I used two pieces of bacon. I twisted each piece into a spiral, then intertwined them at the top to join them together.

When the base was done, I let it cool on a rack, and then let the handle and flowers bake. Once everything was done baking, I let all the pieces dry out for an hour or so.

In the mean time, I dyed my Easter eggs. As you can see, they were a bit spotty.

To finish, I attached the handle to the base with hot glue. That felt like cheating, but I couldn’t think of a better way to do it. I glued the flowers at the base of the handle on each side. I used chives for the Easter grass and place the eggs gently inside.

I hope you enjoyed my silly bacon craft project! Happy Easter everyone!