Name: Egg and bacon pies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, thawed; 3 bacon rashers, rind removed, finely chopped; 2/3 cup grated tasty cheese; 8 eggs, at room temperature; 1 tablespoon finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve

Ingredients

2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, thawed

3 bacon rashers, rind removed, finely chopped

2/3 cup grated tasty cheese

8 eggs, at room temperature

1 tablespoon finely chopped flat-leaf parsley, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Cut pastry into quarters (squares). Line 8 holes of a 12-hole (1/3-cup) muffin tray with pastry squares.

2.Sprinkle bacon and cheese into pastry cases. Carefully crack 1 egg into each case. Bake 20 minutes or until egg is set and pastry is golden. Remove from oven. Stand in tray 5 minutes, then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool.

3.Serve pies sprinkled with parsley.