Potato-Bacon Torte

Potato-Bacon Torte requires around 2 hours from start to finish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 529 calories, 9g of protein, and 37g of fat each. For 73 cents per serving, this recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from Brown Eyed Baker requires bacon, baking potatoes, unsalted butter, and ice water. 192 people were impressed by this recipe. Overall, this recipe earns a not so outstanding spoonacular score of 40%. Similar recipes are Potato-Bacon Torte, Potato-Bacon Torte, and Sausage-Bacon and Cheese Breakfast Torte.

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: 60 minutes

Cooking duration: 60 minutes

 

Ingredients:

4 slices bacon, cooked crisp

3 medium baking potatoes, peeled

¼ teaspoon dried thyme

1 egg yolk, whisked with 1 tablespoon water

2¼ cups all-purpose flour

2/3 cup heavy cream

8 to 10 tablespoons ice water

1 teaspoon salt

Salt & freshly ground black pepper

¼ cup grated Swiss cheese

2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, cubed and chilled

Equipment:

food processor

plastic wrap

rolling pin

pie form

oven

frying pan

whisk

baking sheet

aluminum foil

Cooking instruction summary:

1. To make the Pie Crust: Put the flour and salt in a food processor and pulse briefly to combine. Add the chilled butter and pulse 5 to 10 times until the mixture resembles looks like coarse crumbs. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing briefly after each addition. Continue adding water until the dough just begins to gather in large clumps.2. Divide the dough into 2 equal amounts, shape into disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Remove one of the disks and place on a floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a 10-inch circle. Gently lift the dough into a 9-inch pie pan, and refrigerate while you prepare the torte ingredients.3. To make the torte: Preheat the oven to 375°F.4. Remove the pie pan from the refrigerator. Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise, and then thinly slice into half moons. Working in circles, arrange the potato slices in the pie crust to cover the bottom. Season with salt and pepper, and crumble one piece of the bacon over the potatoes. Repeat the layers three more times. The pan should be nearly full. Top with the shredded cheese.5. Whisk the dried thyme into the cream and slowly pour the cream around and over the entire pie, allowing it to seep down between the potato slices.6. Roll out the remaining disk of refrigerated dough. Cover the pie with the dough and crimp the edges closed. Brush the top and edges of the crust with egg wash. Make a few slits in the center of the top crust, for the steam to escape, and put the pie pan on a baking sheet.7. Bake the torte until the crust is browned and crispy and the potatoes are cooked through, 50 to 60 minutes. If the crust edges get too brown, cover them with some strips of aluminum foil. Remove the pie from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes before serving.

 

Step by step:

To make the Pie Crust

1. Put the flour and salt in a food processor and pulse briefly to combine.

2. Add the chilled butter and pulse 5 to 10 times until the mixture resembles looks like coarse crumbs.

3. Add the water, 1 tablespoon at a time, pulsing briefly after each addition. Continue adding water until the dough just begins to gather in large clumps.

4. Divide the dough into 2 equal amounts, shape into disks, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

5. Remove one of the disks and place on a floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a 10-inch circle. Gently lift the dough into a 9-inch pie pan, and refrigerate while you prepare the torte ingredients.

6. To make the torte: Preheat the oven to 375°F.

7. Remove the pie pan from the refrigerator. Slice the potatoes in half lengthwise, and then thinly slice into half moons. Working in circles, arrange the potato slices in the pie crust to cover the bottom. Season with salt and pepper, and crumble one piece of the bacon over the potatoes. Repeat the layers three more times. The pan should be nearly full. Top with the shredded cheese.

8. Whisk the dried thyme into the cream and slowly pour the cream around and over the entire pie, allowing it to seep down between the potato slices.

9. Roll out the remaining disk of refrigerated dough. Cover the pie with the dough and crimp the edges closed.

10. Brush the top and edges of the crust with egg wash. Make a few slits in the center of the top crust, for the steam to escape, and put the pie pan on a baking sheet.

11. Bake the torte until the crust is browned and crispy and the potatoes are cooked through, 50 to 60 minutes. If the crust edges get too brown, cover them with some strips of aluminum foil.

12. Remove the pie from the oven and let rest at least 15 minutes before serving.


Nutrition Information:

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501k Calories
8g Protein
33g Total Fat
42g Carbs
4% Health Score
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Calories
501k
25%

Fat
33g
52%

  Saturated Fat
20g
128%

Carbohydrates
42g
14%

  Sugar
0.69g
1%

Cholesterol
119mg
40%

Sodium
576mg
25%

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Protein
8g
17%

Vitamin B1
0.38mg
25%

Selenium
16µg
23%

Vitamin A
1064IU
21%

Folate
80µg
20%

Manganese
0.37mg
19%

Vitamin B3
3mg
17%

Vitamin B6
0.33mg
16%

Vitamin B2
0.26mg
15%

Phosphorus
143mg
14%

Iron
2mg
14%

Potassium
417mg
12%

Fiber
2g
8%

Magnesium
30mg
8%

Copper
0.15mg
7%

Calcium
66mg
7%

Vitamin E
0.99mg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.6mg
6%

Zinc
0.88mg
6%

Vitamin C
4mg
6%

Vitamin B12
0.29µg
5%

Vitamin D
0.72µg
5%

Vitamin K
4µg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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