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Broccoli and Cheese Phyllo Pie

Broccoli and Cheese Phyllo Pie

Ingredients

  • broccoflower
    broccoflower1 head
  • eggs
    eggs4
  • bacon
    bacon8 strips
  • salt
    salt0.5 teaspoon
  • flour
    flour3 teaspoons
  • milk
    milk1 cup
  • mayo
    mayo2 tablespoons
  • green onions
    green onions0.25 cup
  • cayenne
    cayenne1 dash
  • pepper
    pepper0.5 teaspoon
  • cheddar cheese
    cheddar cheese0.5 pound
  • phyllo dough sheets
    phyllo dough sheets0.5 inch
  • may not be heavy handed
    may not be heavy handed7 tablespoons

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Put your broccoflower in a pot with a enough water to cover and cook for 5 minutes.

Drain and set aside.

In a large bowl put your chopped bacon, green onions, shredded cheese, mix well.

In a medium bowl put your eggs, salt, peppers, flour, mayo and milk beat well.

I used an immersion blender for the mayo tends to 'seize in little pieces from the cold milk.

The immersion blender made it all smooth.

Unroll your phyllo dough and cover with a damp paper towel.

Either grease your 8 inch springform pan with cooking spray or melted butter.

Uncover your dough and remove two sheets of phyllo (replacing the damp towel) and lay into your springform pan.

Take your pastry brush and coat it with butter.

Making sure the phyllo 'sticks' to the sides.

Rotate pan a bit and repeat with two more layers and butter.

Keep rotating and layering and buttering until you have quite a thick 'phyllo' nest.

Roughly about 3/4 of the roll.

Since there are 20 sheets to a roll and you are putting down 2 layers at a time; this will be about 14-16 sheets) Since your broccoli is cool now, roughly chop it and mix it in with the bacon and cheese mixture.

Put the broccoli/bacon/cheese mix into your phyllo nest and gently pat down.

Remix your egg mixture (pepper and flour may settle a bit) and pour over your broccoli mixture.

Take your remaining phyllo sheets and put on top 2 layers at a time coating with butter in between.

Roll your over hanging edges with the phyllo sides to create a 'crust edge'.

Brush top with butter.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

You may need to cover the phyllo after an hour to keep it from overbrowning.

Let sit 15 minutes before cutting (you don't want everything to ooze out on you).

Be careful cutting very gently so you don't MASSACRE your phyllo dough.

Use a serrated knife and gently saw.

When you get to the bottom where the phyllo is more thick....you don't have to be so gentle.

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