BREAKFAST CORN BACON MUFFINS

3 tbl. sugar
1 tbl. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1/2 cup corn kernels
1 cup milk
6 bacon slices
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup rendered bacon fat
1 cup yellow cornmeal



Fry bacon until crisp. Drain and cool on paper towels. Reserve 1/4 cup
bacon drippings. Crumble bacon and set aside.
In a medium bowl stir and toss flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder,
and salt; set aside. In small bowl whisk milk, egg, corn kernels and
bacon drippings until blended. Add to dry ingredients, along with
crumbled bacon, and stir until blended. Spoon into buttered muffin
pan, filling two-thirds full.
Bake in preheated 400° oven about 15 minutes until toothpick inserted
in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 3 minutes then invert to
remove