Sky-high Brunch Bake - K

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f
• 2 unfold pastry sheet and roll out one sheet to about 11-inch square and one to 12-inch square.
• 3 fold each square into quarters and cut out as large a circle as possible.
• 4 line bottom and side of greased 9-inch springform pan with 12-inch pastry sheet.
• 5 beat eggs in medium bowl with wire whisk.
• 6 reserve 1 tablespoons of the eggs; set aside.
• 7 add ricotta cheese, pepper sauce and spinach to remaining eggs; mix until well blended.
• 8 layer half each of the bacon, cheese, spinach mixture and red peppers in pastry-lined pan.
• 9 repeat layers.
• 10 place remaining pastry sheet over mixture; fold and tuck pastry edges in pan.
• 11 pinch edges to seal. brush top with reserved 1 tablespoons egg.
• 12 cut 5 or 6 slits in top crust with tip of sharp knife to allow steam to escape.
• 13 bake 45 to 55 minute or until golden brown. cool 10 minute
• 14 run small knife around edge of pan before removing rim.
• 15 make ahead:
• 16 assemble and bake pie as directed. cover.
• 17 refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• 18 when ready to serve, uncover.
• 19 bake at 350°f for 30 to 40 minute or until heated through.