FOOD
Mac 'n' Cheese Pie with Bacon Weave
Serve mac 'n' cheese in style, as a pie topped with a savory bacon weave.
FOOD
Mac 'n' Cheese Pie with Bacon Weave
Serve mac 'n' cheese in style, as a pie topped with a savory bacon weave.
Ingredients
Pie Crust
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, cubed and chilled in the freezer
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, chilled in the freezer
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup ice water
Mac & Cheese Filling
- 2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked al dente, approximately 11 minutes
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
- 7 pieces thick-cut bacon
Bacon Weave
- 7 pieces thick-cut bacon
Steps
Pie Crust
- In a food processor fitted with the dough attachment, pulse flour and salt until combined.
- Add butter and pulse until pea-sized clumps are formed, approximately 6 times.
- Pulse in water until dough comes together.
- Shape into a disc and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Roll dough out into a large circle, approximately 12 by 12 inches.
- Press into a pie plate and create desired crust border.
- Line the dough with parchment paper and fill the bottom with beans or pie beads.
- Bake crust for 20 to 25 minutes until golden. Set aside to cool.
Mac & Cheese Filling
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter. Add flour and whisk until golden brown.
- Add whole milk and stir until the mixture thickens. Add salt and cayenne.
- Stir in cheddar and add the cooked elbow macaroni.
- Pour into baked pie shell and set aside.
Bacon Weave
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Lay 4 bacon strips vertically across the filled mac & cheese pie.
- Lift the first and third strips and lay a bacon strip horizontally across the pie.
- Lay the strips down and then lift the second and fourth vertical strips and repeat with the horizontal strips.
- Alternate this process until the top of the pie is completely covered. Trim any excess bacon.
- Bake the pie for 20 to 25 minutes until bacon is cooked.
- Allow to cool for 20 minutes, and serve immediately. Pie will keep up to 4 days covered in the refrigerator.