Maple-Bacon Gravy

Ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter
- Cracked black pepper
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 2 tablespoon apple cider
- 4 slices cooked bacon, minced, plus bacon drippings
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 4 cups turkey stock (32 ounces)
Preparation
Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Whisk in the pepper and flour. Add the apple cider, bacon, bacon drippings and maple syrup and cook for about 1 minute. Whisk in the stock, raise the heat a bit and thicken the gravy to lightly coat a spoon.