“Can I take a photo of you right now?” Mr NQN said to me. I was back to the computer after about eight hours away from it with no internet access and was sifting through emails. I had no idea that I had an insanely happy expression on my face and that I had had some serious internet withdrawal symptoms.
“Well can I take some photos of you eating those pies?” I asked him. He was in the midst of wolfing down the pies with buttery crumbs all over his shirt. His enormous mouth was in the midst of taking down each pie in two bites. I made these nini bacon and egg pies earlier in the day and I wasn’t sure if he’d like them as he doesn’t tend to like pies, cakes or pastries (I know, people like this exist and I married one 
). It turned out that he loved them so much, I stopped him at six which was really quite a lot as it was, and put away the rest.
These little pies are really just a slice of bread, flattened out to be pastry thickness with a rolling pin and spread with butter. You pop these into a cupcake tray and fill them with cheese, bacon and crack an egg in the centre and 20 minutes later, you have the most perfect little picnic or breakfast food you can imagine. They’re even nice to day after warming them up gently.
I saw the idea for the pastry case on an English television show while flipping channels, I don’t even remember what one it was but it was one about turning ladettes into ladies (but not that actual show) and they were showing them how to make a pastry case using bread. Martha Stewart of course knew about this trick (as I’m sure many of you already did too) and pretty much had done the bacon and egg pies with these bread cases already so I based my recipe on that.
So tell me Dear Reader, what is one item that you can eat a lot of? And do you worry about the fat content or cholesterol content of items?
Mini Bacon & Egg Pies
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes
Makes 12 little pies
- 12 slices bread (white or wholemeal is fine)
- 150g/5 ozs bacon
- 12 eggs
- 50g/1.7 ozs butter, melted
- 50g/1.7ozs cheese, grated
- Parsley (optional) and freshly ground black pepper
1. Preheat oven to 170C/340F. Cook the bacon in a frypan or in a microwave (wrapped in paper towels if you do the latter). Cool and break up into little pieces.
2. With the cutter, cut out the bread and flatten to about half the thickness with the rolling pin. Butter on both sides with a brush and place in the cupcake cavities. Fill with the cheese, bacon and then break an egg in each one. Bake for 15-20 minutes and top with a little parsley and some pepper.
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What cute little pies! Almost too cute to eat
Cute! A wonderful idea.
Cheers,
Rosa
What a fun idea – I love it. Great for a crowd. + I know what you mean about internet withdrawal, so true!
Awww I’ll love this dish, too. So simple to make and yet so flavorful. I won’t be able to stop when I have this. My one item that I can eat a lot – fish! That’s one thing I can eat for breakfast/ lunch/ dinner everyday, hehe.
Looks so cute and a great party idea!
Love that tiny ketchup bottle
Something that I can eat (and have eaten) almost unlimited: fries…. potato… yam…. taro…. apple….. the saltiness is what I crave!
I do watch sugar and salt content because I tend to overdo them both!
These are a great idea, Lorraine! There’s always bread lying around here!
To answer your question: chocolate anything
Oh these are easy, especially with a bread slice. Brunch ideas!
Yum! There was something very similar at a hen’s afternoon tea I went to earlier this year – had every intention of making them and promptly forgot until now.
As term for food I can eat a lot of – I’ve never reached a point in eating ice cream where I’ve thought, “Yep, that’s enough”. I always stop because I don’t want to weigh 300 kilos.
I think I’m also addicted to pistachios.
these look so cute!! i like how the eggs are just set!!
Fat content!! Bahahaha! I live on chocolate and nut butter!
Though I would prefer a bread crust to a pastry crust, ’cause I’m one of those weird people like Mr NQN too.
These look so delish and sound so simple with their bread crust. Lorraine, just one thing I can eat a lot of? Heck, there are lots of things, but I will choose dessert!
Looks wonderful! I wonder if a little avocado or perhaps a slice of tomato would work into it?
Delicious! They’d be perfect to put out in a breakfast buffet, or for a snack on the road! I love breakfast, eggs and bacon are the best, so these sound just wonderful!
Very cute pies. Nope I don’t worry about fat content ever I pretty much don’t put on weight, but it might be because I could never fit 6 pies in my stomach all at once
What a simple recipe for something so cute. Thank you, Lorraine. Good cheese. And good bread with great lashings of butter (need I say “good” butter?)
Wow, it really is that ridiculously easy to make? I know what I’m having for breakfast this weekend!
What a cute little pie indeed!
6 pies..I guess thats 6 slices of bead, 6eggs, some bacon- Mr NQN is so lucky he’s got a high metabolism! I, unfortunately, do have to be careful with fats and sugars for most meals
I could probably eat waaay to much pavlova than it’s good for me, especially if you add in the unpleasant lactose Intolerance issues, but sometimes a gals gotta do what a gals gotta do, right?
Internet withdrawal symptoms?! Lorraine, I can picture you clearly in this stage, lol! Will you share the photo that Mr. NQN took?
My son has often a video games withdrawal symptoms when he is limited to weekends only time during a school year.
Those pies are very mini-cute…
Do I worry about cholesterol? Yes, I do think of it sometimes, but life is all about balance, including food.
Although my favorite food, that I can eat non-stop is cholesterol free: tomatoes and tomato juice…
hehehe, internet withdrawal…
Great pies, I’ve used the bread/pastry idea brushed with garlic butter as a baked case for mini Caesar salads. Did you manage to keep the eggs runny? They look fab. GG
Oh wow. These are so easy, and yet so perfect. Great for the new lifestyle I’m gonna have to begin now that I’m set to start a job!
Oh oh oh! I’ve made these before at home
They’re super easy and yummy! You’ve just reminded me! I might make this for a picnic that I’m going to next weekend!
WOW Mr NQN had 6 in a go?!?! that’s 6 EGGS??!?! HAHHAA WOW
I don’t really worry too much about fat content but I try not to eat chicken skin and huge amounts of fat that I can see on my meat
Lovely, What degress are we cooking them at please? Thank you
HI Maria! You bake them at 170C/340F
I hope you like them!
I now know what I’m serving with Christmas brunch this year! Thank you
I absolutely love bacon and egg pies, we affectionately call it B&E pies. I remember your earlier post on B&E pies. Its common in NZ but I could never find them in Aust. You guys have bacon and cheese pies, and I see cheese found its way into your recipe:)
What a great breakfast-on-the-go treat!
I also married a man who doesn’t like cake. In a way it’s possibly a good thing because with the sheer quantity of baked goodies I come up with ever week, he’d be the size of a house if he ate them all!
Your blue board background it gorgeous!
These look so good. Love eggs. And pies!
I love the way this look – and I love even more how easy this is! Its a long weekend here in Mexico – I think this will have to be on the breakfast menu at least once in the next 3 mornings
Oi. That’s what I call “Bacon & Eggs MY WAY”. With some minor differences in technique and the addition of dried chopped chives in the bottom of the bread “cup”, I have been making these little beauties now for several years. Just gorjus and a stunner with friends for breakfast.
Luv yer work girl
My Mum used to make something similar when we were kids to use up the stale bread (not that there was really much bread left to go stale with 5 kids.) The cut off pieces she would then turn into breadcrumbs for rissoles etc.I have her to thank for teaching me not to waste a thing. I have an endless supply of eggs with my own chooks, so will definitely be giving these a go for our next picnic day out. Plus added to the Christmas Day brunch menu.
Yum, they look delicious (and so cute)! And I love that they’re so easy to make too
This might be on our table for Christmas breaky now!
Nice one Lorraine, I’ve been making something very similar for about two decades now, but with puff pastry or filo bases. Do I worry about fat content, yes, sometimes.
How cute!! And the mini ketchup bottle is adorable too!
These look delicious! My boyfriend and I are massive fans of all things bacon – I’ll have to give these a go for Sunday breakfast I think!
I don’t like bacon but you could probably do eggs and cheese too. Yummy!
I don’t like bacon but you could probably do eggs and cheese too. Yummy.
O don’t eat bacon but they look cute as!
Ciao
Alessandra
Dear Lorraine,
This combo has all my savoury favourites of egg, bacon and pastry. Good happy hour food too
There are people who don’t eat cake and pastry? really? What is that species called? I’m sure you’re pulling my leg!
Food addiction? Mine is fruit, there are only two places for fruit – on the plant/tree and in my mouth. It just looks too sad and lonely in the fridge. Can’t eat just a few grapes, only the whole bag. Only stop eating lychees when the bag is empty. Fantasise about a bottomless punnet of strawberries. Any fruit. Raw and fresh. Cooked. Fruit juice. Pies. Crumbles. Tarts. I justify it to myself with by telling myself its healthy, but I’m not too sure it really is when eaten by the kilo.
I worry about the calories of EVERYTHING I put into my mouth which is why my version of these uses low fat puff pastry…but maybe bread is an even better idea! I saw Rachel Khoo do this on her TV show…have you seen her show?
Ooh, bread instead of pastry – I like!
These are amazing and I’d love to make them for a big breakfast for people! Bookmarking it!!!
These look so yummy and cute also! Just added to the Christmas morning brunch. Love your blog.
Do I worry about fat content, yes, but do I do anything about it. NO. Sigh.
What a lovely simple recipe! Right up my alleyway – and they look so bite size and easy to eat
Genius idea! What’s so great is that it’s so adaptable to different types of fillings, too. Would make for a great and easy party appetizer.
Breakfast and pie = perfection!
Really very yummy looking! I couldn’t help thinking a splash of cream on top wouldn’t hurt – I don’t worry about cholesterol much
I’m actually not a huge fan of bakery items usually either (prefer meat) but these bacon and egg pies look fantastic.
I also like how you cracked the eggs whole as opposed to whisking them first.
A very nice idea
Thanks! There is my breakfast plan for tomorrow! Unfortunately foxes took all of my chooks and rooster recently in a daytime raid, so bought eggs will have to do.
I love to eat eggs any time of the day, and don’t worry about how many I have. I also love to eat noodles any time of the day.
Thanks for another wonderful idea that looks terrific too!
Ah, these are so cute!! I have a sneaking suspicion that it would encourage me to eat a dozen of them without thinking anything of it though—but I bet it’d be worth it! If I could eat anything a LOT without worrying about the negative health toll that it could potentially have, I think I’d go with cheesecake! =)
Wow, 6 mini pies is the equivalent of 3 bacon and egg sandwiches, hope Mr NQN has a good metabolism and no cholesterol problems! That aside, they do look VERY good and I love the mini bottle of tomato sauce served on the side!
Quick, easy, tasty what more could you want? Nice pics too!
I am addicted to little tarts. I think I will be making these for breakfast tomorrow!
I love bacon and egg pies but I’ve never had them with bread. What a great idea. I make mine in muffin tins too but make them with filo. I shall try them with bread! xx
How lovely and relatively simple. I adore your beautiful orange yolks; ours tend to be pale yellow. I will definitely bookmark these for a bunch in the future.
Yes, I definitely pay attention to fat content. Fortunately my cholesterol is always great (dr said he’s actually never seen cholesterol as good, ever!) hopefully it keeps being this good as I enter the next epoch!
that is an amazing and simple pie idea!
Delectable!! I adore the look of these
Brunch food perfection.
Heidi xo
These are gorgeous Lorraine! The yolks look sooo creamy. As soon as I am allowed to eat bacon and eggs and buttery pastry again (soon, I hope!) I’ll be trying these. Yummm :’)
Yum! They look great – although yes, I’d probably work out the calorie count for each. It’s just what I do now but more so I know when I should stop or whether I need to run extra! The bread case was standard 1970s/80s party food in my family – usually filled with an asparagus or ham/corn type mix.This version looks much better and a great timesaver in a place like Hanoi where there is little store bought pastry
Thanks for sharing, these look yum. I love bacon and eggs anytime of the day. My all time food addiction would have to be my mum’s Vietnamese noodle soup (pho) with plenty of fresh chillies, I love it!
This is going to be my breakfast tomorrow
I love mini anything & these are just adorable
Of course I am worry about the fat and cholesterol, but I don’t care…!!! ja,ja,ja…
Somehow when I make these they never look as pretty as ours do
very, very cute, lorraine, and surprisingly easy! if i don’t check myself, i could eat way too much of many things.
I’ve made these before and I topped with a bit of hollandaise on top and they were perfect for a large group. Breakfast sorted in no time at all.
Such a fun way to change up bacon and eggs. I would have liked to have seen that picture. xoxo Mum
Men and pies and bacon and egg! The hubby can demolish these in seconds as well… thanks for sharing the recipe!
What lovely & truly appetizing mini pies! They look fantastic, Lorraine!!
MMMMM!
What a lovely idea, I have a loaf of bread sitting in the freezer, might make them tonight as a quick pre dinner treat
I made these this weekend and we loved them! And they look look cute too. xx
Ooh I made these yesterday for a work Christmas party – wanted something savoury amongst the inevitable sweet stuff. They were amazing and I got so many compliments – too easy. My 11 yr old son who has taken the exact same lunch to school every day this year (a wholegrain wrap with tzatziki in it) said he would take these mini pies to school for lunch!! Amazing – so I’ve just made another batch tonight (lucky we have chooks) but I think I have overcooked them this time. This one will definitely be a keeper and as my work colleagues all said, it’s dietitian approved!(I’m a dietitian) Thanks NQN !!
Hi Michelle! Oh I’m so delighted that they were a hit! That’s great to know and what a victory to get our son to have them to!
Hehe yes you’re my kind of dietitian! You’re very welcome 
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