Sky-high Brunch Bake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (17 1/3 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed (2 sheets)
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed, well drained
• 4 -6 slices cooked bacon or 4 -6 slices turkey bacon, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup chopped red pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f unfold pastry sheet and roll out one sheet to about 11-inch square and one to 12-inch square. line bottom and side of greased 9-inch springform pan with 12-inch pastry sheet.
• 2 beat eggs in medium bowl with wire whisk. reserve 1 tablespoons of the eggs; set aside. add ricotta cheese, pepper sauce and spinach to remaining eggs; mix until well blended. layer half each of the bacon, cheese, spinach mixture and red peppers in pastry-lined pan. repeat layers.
• 3 place remaining pastry sheet over mixture; fold and tuck pastry edges in pan. pinch edges to seal. brush top with reserved 1 tablespoons egg. cut 5 or 6 slits in top crust with tip of sharp knife to allow steam to escape.
• 4 bake 45 to 55 minute or until golden brown. cool 10 minute run small knife around edge of pan before removing rim.