• Preheat oven to 350.
• Start by making candied bacon.
• Combine maple syrup, light brown sugar and cayenne pepper in a small bowl and mix together.
• Generously rub each slice of bacon with the maple syrup mixture until evenly coated.
• Lay strips of bacon on a cooling rack; set the cooling rack over a baking sheet. You might want to cover the baking sheet with foil so that you don't ruin it.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until caramelized.

Do not turn off the oven

• Let the bacon cool, then roughly chop.
• In a medium-sized bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Using a spoon, in a large mixing bowl mix together the melted butter and the mashed bananas.
• Mix in the beaten egg, sugar, peanut butter and vanilla.
• Continue to stir with the spoon while gradually adding in the flour mixture; mix until well incorporated.
• Fold in the chopped candied bacon.
• Pour mixture into a greased 4x8-inch loaf pan.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool, then remove it from the pan to serve.