Food & Wine
Bacon and egg tarts
Ready to eat in half an hour, this delicious recipe for bacon and egg tarts is the perfect with morning or afternoon tea will become a family favourite!
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
- 8 rashers bacon
- 4 eggs
- 20g butter
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- ½ cup cream
- Salt and pepper
- 2 sheets puff pastry
- 100g mozzarella cheese, cubed
To serve
- Tomato relish
- Rocket salad
Method:
- Pre-heat oven to 210°C.
- Trim the bacon of rind and cut each rasher into two pieces.
- Melt butter in a small pan and sauté the onion over a medium heat for three minutes. Remove and cool.
- Break the eggs into a small bowl and add the cream. Using a fork to gently blend together but do not beat. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cut each sheet of puff pastry into four equal squares and place into greased muffin pans.
- Arrange the two pieces of bacon in each pastry case, place a few squares of mozzarella into pastry case. Pour the egg mixture slowly into each pastry case.
- Bake the tarts in the pre-heated oven and bake for 12 - 15 minutes until pastry is puffed and golden. Allow to cool for five minutes in the tin prior to removing tarts.
- Serve hot with tomato relish and fresh garden salad leaves.
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