Bacon egg and cheese toast cups.
Hi, Rach, I'm chef Kelly Senyei.
I'm founder of the food site "Just a Taste,"
author of "The Secret Ingredient Cookbook,"
and a mom of three boys, ages five and under.
So I know the importance of making every minute
and every dollar count here in the kitchen.
Today, I'm going to show you
how to transform a $7 box of frozen puff pastry
into three amazing recipes.
Let's kick things off with breakfast.
I've taken the classic combination
of bacon, egg, and cheese,
and transform them into a portable on the go friendly,
bacon, egg, and cheese toast cups.
And this recipe comes straight
from my "Secret Ingredient Cookbook."
Of course, it stars our frozen puff pastry here.
I've also precooked my bacon,
which the fastest way to cook bacon
and actually the easiest way to cook it,
is to pop it on a parchment paper line sheet tray
at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.
Now we want to have it cooked,
but not all the way through
because it needs to be pliable enough
to get into our toast cups.
So I'm going to use a little pizza wheel here
to slice my frozen puffed pastry,
which is now thawed,
to nine squares.
You're going to grab your muffin tin,
and this is the secret to make a head meal.
Anytime you can make individual portions like this,
they are so much easier to freeze.
So I'm going to tuck a piece of frozen puff pastry
inside each of my muffin tin cups.
We're just going to use each piece of bacon
and tuck it into each cup
that it's sticking out on the sides.
And then the scrambled egg mixture
that we're going to add inside
actually stars my secret ingredient,
which happens to be sour cream.
Sour cream in scrambled eggs or baked eggs
are going to take them to a whole new level
because it adds this tanginess and this richness.
It just completely elevates the flavor.
Now I've cracked my eggs into a liquid measuring cup
and this makes it much easier to pour them
into our muffins tin pans.
So we're going to add a little bit
of our shredded cheddar cheese here.
To my eggs, I'm going to add some salt and pepper,
and then our secret ingredient, sour cream,
and then give this a good whisk.
So now we're going to pour our egg mixture
into each of our cups here.
Just until you reach the top.
And then this muffin tin is going to go back
into the oven and you're going to bake these
until the egg is cooked through.
With breakfast out of the way,
it's time to focus on lunch.
Now I'm feeding a trio of hungry boys
at all hours at our house.
So hot dogs tend to be a food group around here,
but that doesn't mean you just have to throw one in a bun
and call it a day.
Here are two creative ways
to use that store-bought puff pastry
to make the most gourmet pigs in a blanket
that kids and adults alike are going to love.
Use your pizza wheel or a sharp knife
and cut it into long thin strips.
And then we're going to use this
to wrap around our hot dogs.
So just starting at one end,
I'm going to wrap tightly to form a spiral pattern.
This also gives them kind of a cool visual appeal.
Not too shabby, right?
That goes onto our baking sheet.
And I've also created some smaller pigs in a blanket
that are fantastic for lunchboxes.
Now the egg wash is super important
because it gives us that nice golden brown color.
And then of course,
we've got our everything bagel seasoning.
Not only does it add tons of flavor,
but it makes them look so visually appealing too.
Now it's time to pop these into the oven
and get those lunchboxes ready.
That pastry is golden brown and puff.
That seasoning gets a little bit toasted.
These are such a fun spin on a classic.
And most importantly, they fit great in lunchboxes.
So I'm just going to take the small guys here,
pop them into my son's lunchbox,
close this guy up.
Lunch is done.
We've covered everything savory.
So now it's time for a little something sweet.
You are only four ingredients away
from chocolate twist perfection.
Now what comes out of this right here
is going to look like it's straight out
of a bakery display case,
but don't let looks fool you.
This is also easy, but impressive.
Starting off with that same $7 box
of frozen store-bought puff pastry.
We're going to use a little bit of chocolate hazelnut spread
and spread this all around on top of our pastry,
leaving a half inch border around the edges.
Now all that's left to do is rolling that up.
So starting at the end closest to me,
I'm going to roll upward.
Now you're going to grab your sharpest knife
and you're going to cut straight through the middle
to make two halves.
Last but not least,
grab those two halves
and twist them to form a braid.
Now we're just going to add our egg wash.
Now the sanding sugar is a totally optional addition.
Beautiful.
Pop this into the oven
and it's time for dessert.
How absolutely beautiful does that look?
All you're going to do, slice it into servings
then it's time to dig in.
It's amazing what you can do with a few pro tips
and time saving tricks.
And this wraps up a delicious day in my life
as both a chef and a mom.
Thanks so much for having me, Rach.