BACON & EGG PIES

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Individual shortcrust pastries that fall somewhere between a Scotch egg and a Gala pie - super for a summer spread

Provided by Sarah Cook

Time 1h20m

Yield Makes 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

little oil , for the tin
500g pack all-butter shortcrust pastry
little flour , for dusting
good knob of butter
1 small onion , finely chopped
8 rashers back bacon , trimmed of any fat and diced
½ tsp ground mace
2 large eggs
2 tbsp crème fraîche
12 quail eggs
few pinches poppy seeds

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Grease each hole of a 12-hole muffin tin, then line each with a long strip of baking parchment. Roll out two-thirds of the pastry on a lightly floured surface and stamp out 12 x 10-11cm circles (you may need to re-roll trimmings). Press a circle into each hole to line. Wrap the remaining pastry in cling film.
Melt the butter in a frying pan and fry the onion and bacon until the onion is softened and the bacon crisping and browning. Stir in the mace for 1 min, then transfer to a bowl to cool for 5 mins. Stir in 1 egg and the crème fraîche with plenty of seasoning. Divide mixture between the holes and press down firmly with the back of a spoon to make a dip in the middle. Crack 1 quail's egg into each hole, then season lightly. Beat the remaining egg, then brush over the edges of the pastry.
Roll out the remaining pastry and stamp out 12 x 6-7cm circles. Add a top to each pie, carefully pressing pastry edges together to seal - don't let the egg escape. Brush with remaining egg and sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden. Cool in the tin, then carefully lift out using the parchment strips to help.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 277 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 19 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 1 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 1.3 milligram of sodium