Description
These puff pastry bacon pies are filled with creamy buttered potatoes, peas and yes, bacon! Talk about a match made in heaven! They serve perfectly as a snack, mini pie appetizers or sides and they make a great bite with a large salad!
Ingredients
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- 6 potatoes
- 1 roll puff pastry
- 250 grams bacon
- 1 cup frozen peas
- unsalted butter
- fresh Italian parsley (optional)
- nutmeg
- 2 eggs with a dash of water (beaten eggs)
Instructions
- Make sure the pastry and butter are at room temperature.
- Peel and cover the potatoes in water, bring to the boil and cook till done.Drain the water from the potatoes and mash with butter. Add fresh parsley (optional) a sprinkle of salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Fry the bacon in a pan and quickly cook the peas (stove-top or microwave) either way the peas need to be par boiled not cooked because they will cook in the oven, so only a few minutes. Add the bacon into the peas and then add that into the mashed potato. Set the bowl aside and start rolling the pastry.
- Roll out the pastry onto a floured surface and cut squares big enough to wrap over. Place the squares onto an oven tray with parchment paper and set the oven to 180/190 degrees.
- Fill each pastry square with the potato, bacon and peas mix. Beat the eggs, add a little water and use as egg-wash.Lift the sides of the pastry over the filling and brush with egg wash. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Side Dish
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: British, South African, American