Bacon and Egg Pie

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David first made a pie similar to this bacon and egg pie quite a few years ago, from a food magazine...he just can't remember which one!! The last time he made it was 7 years ago, for his mum's 70th birthday party.

He does remember that there was bacon, a load of eggs and leeks...so here's his version!

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How to make this Bacon and Egg Pie

Ingredients

• 300g smoked back bacon rashers, rind removed and rashers chopped
• 25g butter, plus extra for greasing
• 200 to 250g leeks, trimmed and thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley, chopped
• 2 tbsp chives, chopped
• 10 medium free range eggs
• 100ml double cream (I use Elmlea to reduce calories!)
• 0.25 nutmeg, grated
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• water, for brushing and for the egg wash

For the pastry:

• 350g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
• 0.75 tsp salt
• 90g chilled butter, cut into pieces, plus extra for greasing
• 90g chilled lard, cut into pieces
• 150 to 200ml cold water

Instructions

1. Put a baking tray on the middle shelf of the oven. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Heat a large frying pan over a high heat, add half the bacon, then fry briskly for 3 to 4 minutes until crisp and lightly golden. Set aside with a slotted spoon, then repeat with the remaining bacon. Wipe the pan.
2. Lower the heat and add the butter to the pan. When it has melted, add the leeks and cook gently for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, leave to cool slightly, then stir in the cooked bacon and herbs.

Make the pastry:

1. Lightly grease a 5.5cm deep, 20cm loose bottomed round tin with butter.  Put the flour and salt in a food processor. Add the butter and lard, then whizz briefly until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. Tip into a bowl and stir in just enough cold water (approx. 150 to 200ml) to bring the mixture together into a ball.
2. Knead the pastry briefly on a lightly floured surface, then cut off a 200g piece and set it aside. Roll out the remaining pastry and use it to line the base and sides of the greased tin, leaving the edges overhanging.

Assemble and bake:

1. Separate one of the eggs and set the yolk aside in a cup. Lightly beat the egg white plus another egg with the cream, nutmeg, a little salt and some pepper in a small jug. Scatter two thirds of the bacon mixture over the base of the tin and drizzle over half the cream mixture.
2. Carefully break the remaining 8 eggs, one at a time, into a cup and slide them side-by-side onto the top of the bacon mixture, taking care not to break the yolks. Season them lightly, then scatter over the remaining bacon mixture, then drizzle over the remaining egg and cream mixture.
3. Brush the overhanging pastry with a little water. Roll out the 200g piece of pastry into a round, carefully lay it over the top of the pie and press the pastry edges together. Neatly trim back the overhanging pastry to 2cm, brush with a little more water, then roll it over on itself to form the edge of the pie. Crimp it well between your fingers, lightly score the top in a criss-cross pattern and cut a small slit in the centre of the lid.
4. Beat the reserved egg yolk with 1 tsp of water and brush generously over the top of the pie. Re-knead and roll out the pastry trimmings, cut it into leaves and use them to decorate the top of the pie. Brush them with a little more egg wash, slide the pie onto the heated baking tray and bake for 1 hour or until the pastry is golden. Remove the pie from the oven and set it aside for 30 minutes. Carefully remove it from the tin and serve warm (or cold), cut into wedges.

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Bacon and Egg Pie

By: Deborah

Enjoy with mashed potatoes and veg or salad of your choice.  It’s also a great pie to serve at a buffet or picnic.

PREP: 45 minutes minutes

COOK: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Cooling time: 15 minutes minutes

Course: Main, Snack

Cuisine: British

Servings: 6 slices

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Ingredients

• 300 g (10.6 oz) smoked back bacon rashers rind removed and rashers chopped
• 25 g (0.9 oz) butter plus extra for greasing
• 200 to 250 g (7.1 oz) leeks trimmed and thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp flat leaf parsley chopped
• 2 tbsp chives chopped
• 10 medium free range eggs
• 100 ml (½ cup) double cream (I use Elmlea to reduce calories!)
• 0.25 nutmeg grated
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• water for brushing and for the egg wash

For the pastry:

• 350 g (2 ⅞ cups) plain flour plus extra for dusting
• 0.75 tsp salt
• 90 g (3.2 oz) chilled butter cut into pieces, plus extra for greasing
• 90 g (3.2 oz) chilled lard cut into pieces
• 150 to 200 ml (¾ cup) cold water

Instructions

• Put a baking tray on the middle shelf of the oven. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Heat a large frying pan over a high heat, add half the bacon, then fry briskly for 3 to 4 minutes until crisp and lightly golden. Set aside with a slotted spoon, then repeat with the remaining bacon. Wipe the pan.
• Lower the heat and add the butter to the pan. When it has melted, add the leeks and cook gently for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, leave to cool slightly, then stir in the cooked bacon and herbs.

Make the pastry:

• Lightly grease a 5.5cm deep, 20cm loose bottomed round tin with butter. Put the flour and salt in a food processor. Add the butter and lard, then whizz briefly until the mixture looks like fine breadcrumbs. Tip into a bowl and stir in just enough cold water (approx. 150 to 200ml) to bring the mixture together into a ball.
• Knead the pastry briefly on a lightly floured surface, then cut off a 200g piece and set it aside. Roll out the remaining pastry and use it to line the base and sides of the greased tin, leaving the edges overhanging.

Assemble and bake:

• Separate one of the eggs and set the yolk aside in a cup. Lightly beat the egg white plus another egg with the cream, nutmeg, a little salt and some pepper in a small jug. Scatter two thirds of the bacon mixture over the base of the tin and drizzle over half the cream mixture.
• Carefully break the remaining 8 eggs, one at a time, into a cup and slide them side-by-side onto the top of the bacon mixture, taking care not to break the yolks. Season them lightly, then scatter over the remaining bacon mixture, then drizzle over the remaining egg and cream mixture.
• Brush the overhanging pastry with a little water. Roll out the 200g piece of pastry into a round, carefully lay it over the top of the pie and press the pastry edges together. Neatly trim back the overhanging pastry to 2cm, brush with a little more water, then roll it over on itself to form the edge of the pie. Crimp it well between your fingers, lightly score the top in a criss-cross pattern and cut a small slit in the centre of the lid.
• Beat the reserved egg yolk with 1 tsp of water and brush generously over the top of the pie. Re-knead and roll out the pastry trimmings, cut it into leaves and use them to decorate the top of the pie. Brush them with a little more egg wash, slide the pie onto the heated baking tray and bake for 1 hour or until the pastry is golden. Remove the pie from the oven and set it aside for 30 minutes. Carefully remove it from the tin and serve warm (or cold), cut into wedges.

Notes

• Enjoy this delicious bacon, egg and leek pie with mashed potatoes and veg or salad of your choice.  It’s also a great pie to serve at a buffet or picnic.

 

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Nutrition

Calories: 874kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 64g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 366mg | Sodium: 871mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1852IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 92mg | Iron: 5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

KEYWORDS buffet, eggs, homemade pastry, leeks, picnic, pie, smoked bacon

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