Corn and Bacon Pie
A savory pie featuring sweet corn, crispy bacon, and Gruyère cheese in a homemade cornmeal crust. Perfect for brunch or dinner, this pie combines the sweetness of corn and onions with the smoky flavor of bacon.
Ingredients
- •1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
- •¾ cup fine-grind whole grain cornmeal
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •¼ cup unsalted butter
- •3 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- •4 tablespoons ice water
- •1 spray nonstick vegetable oil spray
- •½ pound bacon
- •1½ cups sweet onion
- •1 cup red bell pepper
- •2½ cups frozen corn kernels
- •1½ cups half and half
- •3 whole eggs
- •1 teaspoon dried thyme
- •½ teaspoon salt
- •½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- •¼ teaspoon black pepper
- •1 cup green onions
- •1½ cups Gruyère cheese
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Whisk first 3 ingredients in large bowl. Using back of fork, cut in butter and shortening until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 3 tablespoons ice water. Toss until dough comes together in moist clumps, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Shape dough into disk. Wrap; chill at least 30 minutes.
35 min
- 2.
Preheat oven to 400°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish with nonstick spray. Place large piece of parchment paper on work surface. Place dough in center; cover with second sheet of parchment. Roll out dough to 12-inch round. Peel off top parchment. Using bottom parchment as aid, turn dough over into prepared pie dish. Carefully peel off remaining parchment. Fit crust into dish, sealing any tears. Fold excess dough under and crimp edges, forming highstanding rim. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
15 min
- 3.
Cook bacon in large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Pour off all but 1 1/2 tablespoons drippings. Add onion and pepper to skillet. Sauté until almost tender, about 8 minutes. Add corn; sauté until very tender, about 3 minutes longer.
15 min
- 4.
Whisk next 6 ingredients in large bowl to blend. Mix in green onions, then corn mixture. Sprinkle bacon, then cheese over bottom of crust. Pour in egg mixture.
10 min
- 5.
Bake pie until filling is golden and just set in center, about 55 minutes. Let pie cool at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour. Serve slightly warm.
85 min