Breakfast Cheese Pie Recipes

BREAKFAST PIE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels. Drain, reserving 2 teaspoons drippings. Stir reserved drippings into cornflakes; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, onion, salt and pepper until blended. Stir in hash browns. Pour into a greased 9-in. pie plate. Sprinkle with bacon and cornflake mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting.

BREAKFAST PIE WITH A HASH BROWN CRUST

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
• Grease a pie tin and press the hash browns into the pie tin, covering the bottom completely and pressing up onto the sides.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes until just browned.
• Add the bacon slices to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• Cook in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until firm but not crispy.
• While the crust and bacon are cooking, prepare the mushrooms. Add the butter to a sauté pan. Once melted, add the mushrooms and half of the salt and pepper. Cook on medium-high heat until browned, about 3 minutes.
• Whisk the eggs together until completely beaten and the whites and yolks are totally incorporated.
• Whisk the cooked mushrooms, milk, shredded cheese, and chopped scallions into the eggs. Season with the remaining salt and pepper.
• Pour the egg mixture into the hash brown crust. Bake for 25 minutes or until the eggs are mostly set.
• Form the bacon into a lattice crust over the top of the egg. Then brush the bacon with the maple syrup.
• Bake for another 10-15 minutes or until the bacon has finished crisping and the egg mixture is cooked through. You can test by sticking a knife in the center. If it comes out clean, it's ready to go.
• Serve with additional scallions and maple syrup if you wish.

BREAKFAST QUICHE

Steps:

• Combine flour and salt; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add 3-5 tablespoons ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour., Preheat oven to 450°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to an 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake 5 minutes; remove foil. Bake 5 minutes longer; remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 375°., Sprinkle bacon, cheeses and onion over crust. Beat remaining ingredients until blended; pour over top. Bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 30-35 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

WISCONSIN BREAKFAST CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine all the filling ingredients and blend well. Set aside.
• 2. Preheat oven to 300-degrees. In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix well. Add the melted butter, eggs, milk and vanilla and mix lightly but thoroughly by hand.
• 3. Spoon half of the batter into 2 greased 9-inch pie pans. Top with filling, spreading out with a spoon, but don't mix in.
• 4. Drop remaining batter on top of the filling by small spoonfuls, spreading out gently to cover filling as thoroughly as possible. (It will all come together during baking.)
• 5. Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Cut into wedges and serve with fresh fruit sauce and bacon.
• 6. I have served this with stewed rhubarb, applesauce and a strawberry/raspberry sauce. It depends on the season and what I have on hand.

BREAKFAST PIE

Steps:

• Cook sausage until done.
• Crumble, and then drain.
• Mix cheese and sausage.
• Sprinkle in pie shell.
• Lightly beat eggs in a bowl.
• Combine remaining ingredients and add to egg mixture.
• Pour in shell.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes .
• Cool on rack 10 minutes.

IMPOSSIBLY EASY SAUSAGE BREAKFAST PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage, bell pepper and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain. Mix sausage mixture, potatoes and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Spread in pie plate.
• In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, milk, pepper and eggs until blended. Pour into pie plate.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese; bake 1 to 2 minutes longer or just until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.