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Asparagus, Egg & Bacon Pie

Source of Recipe

Posted by Mary Ellen


List of Ingredients

Serves 6 to 8.

12 medium asparagus spears
3 to 4 sheets frozen puff pastry
4 bacon slices, rindless
10 eggs
sea salt and freshly ground
black pepper
1 egg white, beaten



Recipe

Trim the asparagus by bending each one until it snaps. Discard ends, and cut asparagus into 2cm lengths.

Heat oven to 200C (400F). Line a lightly oiled pie or cake tin measuring 20cm square with half the pastry, trimming it at the outer edges of the pan. Roughly chop the bacon and arrange half of it on the base of the pastry. Crack an egg into a cup, then pour it gently on top of the bacon.

Repeat with five more eggs, and scatter with sea salt and pepper. Gently break the yolks with the tip of a knife, and squiggle them a bit. Add another layer of bacon, then a layer of asparagus, then the remaining four eggs. Again, break the yolk.

Brush the edges of the pastry with the egg white, and lay the remaining pastry over the top, trimming it to fit. Brush with beaten egg white and bake for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 180C (350F) for a further