Bacon and Egg Pie

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 2 9″ x 11″ sheets frozen puff pastry, thawed and chilled
• 20 eggs
• 1 tbsp. heavy cream
• 1 lb. sliced bacon, roughly chopped
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Details

Servings 12
Adapted from saveur.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 400°. Whisk together ketchup and Worcestershire in a small bowl; set aside. Using a rolling pin, roll one sheet of puff pastry on a floured work surface to form an 11″ x 14″ rectangle; transfer to a 9″ x 12 ½″ baking pan and let excess hang over sides. Separate 1 of the eggs and place the egg yolk in a small bowl; stir in cream, and set egg wash aside. Place remaining egg white on top of pastry, crack the eggs and drop them on top of pastry, spacing them evenly apart, and sprinkle evenly with bacon; drizzle ketchup mixture evenly over eggs and bacon, and season with salt and pepper.

2. Fold dough hanging over the edge of the pan back over the ingredients and brush with some of the egg wash; roll second pastry sheet into a 10″ x 13″ rectangle and place on top of eggs and bacon, tucking edges into sides of pan. Cut 4 slits in the top of the pastry with a paring knife, and then brush completely with egg wash. Bake until golden brown and eggs and bacon are cooked through, about 1 hour; cut into squares to serve.

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This is easy to make and delicious. Try using frozen puff pastry sheets from Trader Joe's.

This is easy to make and delicious. Try using frozen puff pastry sheets from Trader Joe's.

I made this for a New Years Day brunch (amongst many other things). It was not the most popular thing, but it was still pretty tasty. Used a chipotle ketchup, which added a welcome kick. Ate leftovers of it for nearly a week.

I really like the look and presentation of this dish. Unfortunately out of five people in our family, I was the only one to finish my piece. There were two major issues for this recipe. First, the bacon. I rendered the bacon before putting it in the dish but it was still too limp. Next time I would cook the it to fully crisp, chop and sprinkle over the eggs. Also another alternative would be to use spiral cut or honey baked ham as a substitute. Second, the ketchup/Worcestershire mix was too overwhelming for our taste (despite however popular it may be in New Zealand!). I would use 1/4 to 1/2 of the called for amount next time. Additionally my kids suggested scrambling the eggs next time and adding cheese. I think this is a cool dish and I will make it again with adjustments. Happy New Year!