Maple Bacon Breakfast Pie
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 2 cups whole milk
- 4 large eggs
- 3 green onions
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 3 slices thick cut bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 2 cups frozen hash browns, cooked
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 10 slices thick cut bacon
- 1/4 cup maple syrup, for brushing
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Whisk eggs, milk salt and pepper together in large miing bowl.
- Add cheese, hash rowns, green onion and crumbled bacon and stir to combine.
- Lay pie crust in bottom of 9 inch pie dish.
- Pour egg mixture into pie pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the quich is firm enough to lay the bacon on.
- remove pie and increase the temperature to 450.
- Weave bacon into a lattice on top of pie.
- Brush each strip of bacon with maple syrup.
- Cover the edges of pie with aluminum foil to prevent burning.
- NOTE: The bacon will shrink a lot, so it's fine that the bacon is hanging of the sides.
- Return pie to oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until bacon is done.
- Tip pie dish carefully to drain any bacon grease.
- If you like extra crispy bacon, you could put pie under the broiler for a couple of minutes, or until bacon has reached your preferred doneness.
- Let pie sit for 5 minutes before serving.
crust, milk, eggs, green onions, cheddar cheese, bacon, frozen hash browns, salt, black pepper, bacon, maple syrup
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/maple-bacon-breakfast-pie-526687 (may not work)