Braided Bacon Cheese Pastry
Braided Bacon Cheese Pastry is a oven-baked recipe ready in 45 min. It makes 4 servings, each 760 kcal with 25 g protein. Intermediate level, 9 ingredients.
Recipe by @ananegoita, adapted and measured by Cookpath.
- 45 mintotal
- Intermediatelevel
- 760kcal a serving
- 25 gprotein
What is Braided Bacon Cheese Pastry
Puff pastry layered with cheddar, bacon, red onion, mozzarella, sriracha and basil, cut into strips, folded over and baked golden with sesame seeds.
- From the oven · Pork
- Baking
How to make Braided Bacon Cheese Pastry
Tips from the cook
- Keep the pastry cold until you are ready to shape it, as warm pastry gets sticky and puffs less.
- Cut the slits evenly and fold the strips over alternately, so the braid closes neatly.
- Brush the egg right to the edges, for an even golden colour.
- Cool a few minutes before slicing, so the cheese sets slightly.
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Goes well with
Sides from Cookpath that balance this dish, the same picks the app suggests.
Meal prep and storage
Keeps 2 days in the fridge. Reheat in the oven to crisp the pastry again.
See this week’s meal prep plan on the blog, or plan your own week in the app.
Braided Bacon Cheese Pastry substitutions
Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.
Puff pastry sheet1 option
- Gluten-free puff pastry (homemade rough puff, or a labelled gluten-free sheet) 1 sheet for 1; page recipe is rough puff, all-butter
Butter carries dairy; egg not checked.
Still contains dairy.
Cheddar slices2 options
- Mozzarella or Swiss slices 1:1
Milder than cheddar.
Still contains dairy.
- Dairy-free cheese slices (labelled dairy-free) 1:1
Page warns vegan cheese will not melt like real cheese; brand-dependent allergens.
Still contains soy.
Bacon2 options
- Smoked turkey rashers 1:1 by weight
Less fat, add 1 tsp oil when frying.
- Mushroom strips roasted with smoked paprika and olive oil same weight of raw mushroom
Not crisp in wet sauces.
Red onion2 options
- Spring onion (white part), thin use 2 spring onions per 1/4 red onion
Milder; still allium.
- Leave out leave out (optional salad garnish only)
Mozzarella1 option
- Dairy-free mozzarella-style shreds 1:1 by weight
Caprese/fresh; stretch and browning differ.
Still contains soy and tree nuts.
Sriracha2 options
- Sambal oelek start with a smaller amount, it is hotter
Chunkier.
- Cayenne (heat only) pinch to taste
No sweetness or garlic.
Eggs1 option
- Flax egg or aquafaba (baking only) per egg (flax: 1 tbsp + 3 tbsp water; aquafaba 3 tbsp)
Not in shakshuka, omelette, Caesar.
Sesame seeds2 options
- Leave out (garnish only) leave out (garnish only)
- Poppy seeds 1:1
Different flavour.
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