Bacon and egg pie facts for kids
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| Alternative names | Egg and Bacon pie |
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| Type | Savoury pie |
| Serving temperature | Hot or cold |
| Main ingredients | Shortcrust or other base crust, bacon, eggs, peas |
A bacon and egg pie is a tasty pie that has a crust filled with bacon and eggs. Sometimes, other yummy ingredients like onions, mushrooms, bell peppers, peas, tomatoes, fresh herbs, and cheese are added too. People often enjoy bacon and egg pie with ketchup. Some recipes even suggest mixing Worcestershire sauce with the ketchup and drizzling it over the filling before baking. You might also find versions where a rising agent, like baking powder, is mixed into the egg to make the filling extra fluffy!
What is a Bacon and Egg Pie?
This pie usually has a strong base crust, often made from shortcrust pastry. It can have a pastry lid on top, or sometimes it's left open-faced.
A bacon and egg pie is different from a quiche. The main differences are that a bacon and egg pie usually doesn't have cheese or milk in the egg mixture, and it almost always has a top crust. Also, the eggs in a bacon and egg pie are often kept whole, or just have their yolks gently poked, instead of being fully beaten like in a quiche. This gives the pie a heavier, heartier feel.
Even though the idea of combining bacon and eggs is popular everywhere, this type of pie is especially well-known in New Zealand and Canada. People have been making recipes for bacon and egg pie for a very long time, with some recipes found as early as 1769 in a cookbook called The Experienced English Housekeeper.
