Breakfast Pie

Breakfast Pie

Not only the pie, but you will make the pie crust as well. This is a great sounding recipe that could be for a late breakfast or even a dinner. On my to cook list.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Crust

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup water

For the Filling

  • 500 grams minced pork, OR ground beef, OR even ground chicken
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup mayo
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup cheese, shredded, your choice
  • 1 cup cheese, shredded, another of your choice

Instructions
 

For the Crust

  • In a large bowl combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Gradually add the water and mix until a ball is formed. Divide dough into two, one for the bottom and one for the top of the pie.
  • Press one of the balls of dough into the bottom of a pie dish, rising up the sides slightly OR you can roll out the bottom crust and set into the pie dish. Roll the other ball of dough out flat into a large circle to cover the pie once you put the filling in.

For the Filling

  • Preheat your oven to 180 C.
  • In a large skillet, saute onions and mushrooms until onions start to become a little translucent. Add the meat and cook thoroughly. Drain the drippings and stir in garlic powder, oregano, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
  • In a separate bowl, beat eggs, milk, and mayo together. Combine with the meat mixture. Fold in cheeses and pour mixture into the prepared pie dish.
  • Cover pie with second portion of pie crust and seal off around the edges. Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 150 C and bake for 20-30 minutes more, or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Let stand about ten minutes before cutting. Serve. Toast or fresh hash browns would be great side dishes here.

Notes

The only thing expensive in this dish is the cheeses. Use 1/3 to 1/2 of a 250 gram block of each of your cheeses of choosing, the cost would be about 180 Baht if using half a block each. This is about $1.35 per serving for 4 servings, and about 90 cents per serving for 6 servings. Over all, not a bad cost for this meal.
For the cheese, think Edam & Mozzarella, or Cheddar & Swiss. Up to you.
Variants. If using minced pork, consider adding spices to make that breakfast sausage and use that.
Adapted from an internet recipe.

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