Spinach and Bacon Pie with Feta Cheese

This is a rich, very yummy tasting family pie, which is easy to make, and cannot fail!

Pies are so much nicer when home made as against buying them, and particularly as you know what is going in them.

You could use this as a buffet style meal where everyone helps themselves, or you could cut it into squares and serve.

I served this pie with some rocket, spinach leaves, lettuce and mini tomatoes.

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 60 minutes
Serves: 4-6 servings

Ingredients
1 sheet Puff pastry
1 onion, chopped
1 potato, sliced thin (optional)
4 short cut bacon rashers, diced
250g pack frozen chopped spinach
5 eggs or 4 extra large
300 ml cream
½ cup grated cheese
100 g Australian style feta
Cooking oil spray

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 170°C or 150° if it is a fan forced oven.  Spray a 20 cm pie dish with the oil.  Defrost the pastry and put it into the dish, bringing it up the sides - use 1 ½ sheets if you prefer thicker pastry.  Scrunch up the edges and prick the base and sides and bake for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook the onion for about 2 minutes, add the potato and the bacon and cook for about 3-5 minutes, or until bacon is browned.

Scatter this mixture evenly over the cooked pastry base.

Squeeze ALL the liquid out of the spinach -I do this with paper towels, or a tea towel, until no more liquid comes out.  This is important, or it may not set if you have not done this properly.

Combine the eggs, feta, cheese, and cream in a bowl, and add the pepper.

Pour this over the pastry base.

Bake it for 40 - 45 minutes, or until it is golden.