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Egg & Bacon Pie

Classic Egg and Bacon Pie
Print Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Resting 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Light meal
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Pastry

  • 300 gm Plain Flour
  • 150 gm Butter Chilled, diced
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 100 ml Chilled Water

Filling

  • 300 gm Bacon, diced
  • 1 Onion, Diced
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 12 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Tasty Cheese, grated
  • 1/3 Cup Your favourite Relish or Chutney
  • 1/4 Cup Parsley, chopped
  • Pinch Salt
  • Pinch Pepper
  • 1 Egg extra, beaten for egg wash

Instructions
 

Pastry

  • By Hand In a bowl, place flour, salt and butter, rub in until it looks like breadcrumbs, add water and mix until a dough forms.
  • Thermomix, in Thermo bowl add flour, salt and butter, mix 20 sec/speed 4, add water 25 sec/ speed 5.
  • Food processor, in processor bowl add flour, salt and butter, pulse 3 or 4 times until it looks like breadcrumbs, add water and blend 20-30 seconds until the dough forms a ball.
  • Transfer pastry to lightly floured bench and shape into a flattened disc.
  • Wrap in cling film and place in fridge to rest for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven 200C

Filling

  • In a frying pan cook the onion and bacon in oil over medium heat until, onion is soft and bacon is browned, set aside to cool.
  • Divide the pastry, 2/3 for the bottom and 1/3 for the top and roll out to fit tray with some overhang. I like to use a lamington tray, but a square or round tin would work just as well.
  • Spread the pastry with the chutney or relish then sprinkle with the bacon and onion mixture, crack eggs over the bacon, piecing the yolks if desired.
  • Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with parsley and cheese, brush the edge of the pastry with water.
  • Place remaining pastry on top of the pie and fold the base pastry over the top pastry and squeeze to seal the sides, pierce the top with a knife or fork in a few spots to allow steam to escape.
  • Brush with extra beaten egg.
  • Bake in oven for 20 mins then reduce heat to 180C and bake a further 30 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

Notes

Use frozen Shortcrust or Puff Pastry sheets if preferred.
Portioned and frozen it makes for a quick snack or meal on those busy days.
Keyword Egg & Bacon, Egg & Bacon Pie, Pie