Breakfast Pie: An Easy Recipe
As its name suggests, breakfast pie is the perfect recipe for brunch. This savoury pie made with bacon, cheddar and eggs is also a tasty meal if accompanied by a green salad. We suggest you discover this easy and delicious recipe.
Ingredients
Here are the ingredients needed to make a breakfast pie for 3 people:
a roll of puff pastry
3 tablespoons of light heavy cream
150 g of smoked bacon or bacon
a handful of grated Gruyère cheese
a handful of grated cheddar cheese
3 organic eggs
2 tablespoons of chopped chives
Preparation
The preparation of the breakfast pie is very simple.
1- Unroll the puff pastry in a pie dish, keeping the baking paper.
2- Roll up the edges of the pastry to form a small sausage. Prick the bottom of the pastry with a fork.
3- Fry the bacon strips for a few minutes.
Be careful: they should not be fried, but simply remain pink.
Drain them to remove the fat.
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4- Spread the heavy cream on the puff pastry base.
5- Sprinkle the pie with the bacon and the two kinds of grated cheese.
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Cooking and finishing
1- Preheat your oven to 190°C.
2- Bake the breakfast pie for 12 minutes.
3- After 12 minutes of baking, take the pie out of the oven.
Break the eggs directly on the pie and sprinkle with chopped chives.
Note: there is no need to add salt and pepper to the eggs as the bacon is already salted.
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4- Continue baking the pie for 8 minutes.
5- The breakfast pie is ready when the eggs are cooked.
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6- Serve the pie piping hot for brunch or lunch, accompanied by a green salad.
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