Breakfast · Baking

Puff Pastry Breakfast Cups

Flaky pastry filled with peppers, bacon, cheddar, and an egg. A good reason to make a slow morning of it.

About 1 hr6 servings

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Baked eggs nestled in golden puff pastry squares

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How to make Puff Pastry Breakfast Cups

Timing details

Allow about 1 hour. The original lists 45 minutes total, but its method includes two 20-minute bakes.

Baking Step 2
20 minutes
Cooking Step 3
8 minutes
Baking Step 5
20 minutes
  1. 01

    Heat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Cut the pastry into roughly 2½-inch squares. Lightly wet a square and stack another on top; repeat.

  2. 02

    Arrange the stacked pastry on a baking sheet with space between each. Brush with egg wash and bake for about 20 minutes, until lightly golden. Let cool.

  3. 03

    Cook peppers in olive oil with salt and pepper for about 8 minutes.

  4. 04

    Cut a rectangle in each pastry centre and gently press it down. Fill with bacon, cheddar and peppers, then crack an egg into the well.

  5. 05

    Bake for another 20 minutes, until the whites are set. Finish with chives and pepper.

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