Ingredients

• 3 bacon slices
• 3 ears corn
• 1 large egg
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste
• Pure maple syrup or sliced tomatoes for accompaniment

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Instructions

1. In a heavy skillet, cook bacon over moderately low heat until crisp. Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain, reserve bacon fat in a heatproof bowl.
2. Working in a large bowl and using the largest holes of a 4-sided grater, grate corn until you have about 1/2 cup. Lightly beat egg and add to corn. Stir in flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and pepper until combined well.
3. In the same heavy skillet used for the bacon, heat 1 tablespoon reserved bacon fat over moderate flame. Working in 2 batches, form fritters by dropping 1/8-cup measures of batter into pan and cook until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Serve fritters warm with crumbled bacon and syrup or tomatoes.