I've been wanting to make a pie for a while, but never really got around to it. I fancied a pie that wasn't your usual beef/chicken pie and came across a cauliflower cheese pie on the GFM website. To make it non-veggie for hubby I altered the recipe slightly and added some bacon. I was really tasty, creamy but light at the same time and we'll be certainly be having it again. I did use my alphabet cutters to put our names on top of the pies, but it hasn't shown up well on the photo. I served it with carrot and roast potatoes.
Cauliflower cheese and bacon pie
Serves 2
Serves 2
1/2 small cauliflower, cut into small florets
2 rashers of smoked back bacon, cut into small strips
3 spring onions, chopped
200ml creme fraiche
100g mature cheddar (I used Quickes cheddar)
2 rashers of smoked back bacon, cut into small strips
3 spring onions, chopped
200ml creme fraiche
100g mature cheddar (I used Quickes cheddar)
seasoning
ready-made puff pastry
egg, lightly beaten
1) Preheat oven to 200oc. Fry bacon and spring onions until bacon is cooked. In a large bowl mix all of the ingredients together (apart from pastry) then spoon into pie dishes.
2) Roll out puff pastry to size of dishes then place on top. Pinch around the edges and use a knife to put 2 slits into each piece of pastry to stop it getting soggy underneath. Brush with a small amount of egg. Cook for 25-30 min.
Wow! I LOVE cauliflower cheese with bacon and LOVE puff pastry. Heaven in a bowl!
ReplyDeleteI really like the look of pies in dishes with a pastry top. Looks very professional but I only have one of those pie dishes, I should really get some more...
What a brilliant idea. Bacon and Cauliflower cheese in a pie. Must try this one.
ReplyDeleteHow fantastic - two of my favourtie things combined into one: cauliflower cheese and pie! Thank you for the great idea.
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful and easy to make, which is perfect! Thanks for sharing and how sweet to attempt your initials on the pie. :)
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