These cheese and bacon mini quiches are great for both breakfast your child’s lunchbox.
These Cheese and Bacon Mini Quiches are perfect to make for parties, when you have friends over for morning tea or lunch or cold in the kids lunch boxes. They are really easy to make and fuss free. This bite-sized recipe is delicious and so easy to make! With so many filling variations, you’ll be making these every week!
Cut circles of puff pastry, use a cutter that is 1cm bigger than mini muffin pan hole (as pictured below, the cutter I used was too small). Fry bacon and onion, sprinkle onto pastry along with cheese, then pour over egg mixture.
Many other variations can be used:
- spinach and fetta,
- roast pumpkin and pinenuts
- ham and pineapple
Cut circles of puff pastry, use a cookie cutter that is 1cm bigger than mini muffin pan hole (as pictured below, the cutter I used was too small). Fry bacon and onion, sprinkle onto pastry along with cheese, then pour over egg mixture.
Many other variations can be used:
- spinach and fetta,
- roast pumpkin and pinenuts
- ham and pineapple
These mini quiches are ideal to freeze. Store them in a freezer safe container.
cheese and bacon mini quiches
- Total Time: 25 min
- Yield: 24 1x
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 4 rashers bacon, finely diced
- 1/2 onion, finely diced
- 4 sheets puff pastry, frozen
- 1 cup tasty cheese, grated
- 1/2 cup milk
- 4 eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C, fan forced
- Place frozen puff pastry on bench to thaw
- Place oil in small frying pan over medium heat
- Cook bacon and onion until bacon browns, allow to cool
- Place 24-hole mini muffin tin onto a baking tray, this will make it easier to transfer to oven
- Using a 2 circle shaped cutter, cut 24 circles of pastry
- Place pastry in each muffin hole
- Spoon bacon and onion mixture evenly into each hole
- Add a pinch of cheese on top of bacon mix
- In a jug, add milk and eggs, whisk to combine
- Pour egg mixture into pastry cases, don’t overfill as you need room for egg mixture to rise
- Bake quiches for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through
- Rest in tray for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to completely cool, or serve warm
Notes
Tip: Use a silicone muffin tray as it’s easier to clean.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
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