Makes: 12 Pies

Ingredients

  • 12 DIY Scotch Pie pastry bases
  • 6 smoked bacon rashers – remove rind & rough dice
  • 1 red pepper – deseeded & roughly diced
  • ¾ bunch spring onions – sliced into rounds
  • 12 cherry tomatoes – chopped into ¼
  • 140g garden peas – (frozen are fine)
  • Handful coriander – remove stalks & chop
  • Handful parsley – remove stalks & chop
  • 100g smoked cheddar – grated
  • 8 eggs – (medium free range)
  • 280ml double cream
  • Salt & pepper

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan bake.
  2. Place the bases onto a baking tray.
  3. In a bowl mix the bacon, red pepper, spring onion, cherry tomato, peas, coriander, parsley & smoked cheddar.
  4. Evenly place filling into the bases.
  5. Crack the eggs into the (now) empty bowl & add the double cream, pop in a wee pinch of salt & a good grind of black pepper. Whisk the egg mix, then slowly & evenly drizzle the egg mix over the filling & let it slowly soak through.
  6. Put in the oven & bake pies for 25- 30 minutes eat hot or cold.

KJ's Tips

  • These make an amazing addition to a picnic or packed lunch cold.
  • The DIY company do veggie pie cases so if you want to go veggie hold off on the bacon & add some leek or sweet potato instead.

Storage

  • These will keep for up to 4 days in the fridge once cold.

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