I love eggs! I always have. When I was little, in the days before people really worried about food poisoning (salmonella in this case) I even ate raw eggs! And I like them! I don’t eat raw whole eggs anymore, but I still do lick the batter once in a while.

  Have you ever seen the contest on the last page of Food Network Magazine called Name This Dish? The April 2012 contest was for an egg tart, and although I couldn’t think of a clever name for it, I knew I had to make it! It looked that good! I made it for the first time last week and it was sooo good, I made it again last night.

  Since this is a review I’m going to give you the exact recipe from the magazine, and tell you what I did just a little bit different.

1 sheet frozen puff pastry (half of a 17-18 ounce package) thawed

2 strips bacon

1 1/2 cups shredded havarti cheese

3 tablespoon shredded parmesan cheese

4 large eggs

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper ( I used fine sea salt)

Chopped fresh chives, for topping ( I forgot to buy them!)

Preheat the oven to 425* F. Line 2 baking sheet with parchment paper ( I only used 1 large baking sheet). On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry into a 12 inch square, then cut into 4 equal squares ( I didn’t flour my surface, because I forgot but it was fine. I also didn’t make sure it was a 12 inch square, but it was close enough). Slightly fold and pinch the edges of each square to form 4 round tart shells. Like this:

 Transfer to the prepared baking sheets and prick all over with a fork.

Bake until golden 8-10 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat, turning, until crisp, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, then crumble.

Let the tart shells cool slightly on the baking sheets. If the centers are very puffy, prick with a fork to deflate ( I had to both times). Sprinkle evenly with the havarti and parmesan. Make a shallow well in the cheese in the center of each tart like this:

and crack an egg into each; season with salt and pepper. Top with the bacon, then return of the oven and bake until the egg whites are set, 10-15 minutes. Top with chives.

  Oh, SO GOOD! I’m going to make this over and over again, and maybe even try to come up with a different version. Hmm, what could I do different?

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