English Muffin Pub Pie

Submitted by Charmie777

"From Desperation Dinners! A quick version of an English classic."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 English muffins
• 8 slices Canadian bacon, about 4 ounces
• 1 large onion, peeled and sliced thin
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tart cooking apples, like Granny Smith, 1/4 inch slices (leave peel on)
• 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

directions

1. Turn oven to lowest setting.
2. Split and toast muffins.
3. Spray nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set over high heat. Fry bacon just until it begins to brown, about 1 minute on each side.
4. Remove bacon from skillet and drain.
5. Arrange toasted muffin halves on baking sheet or heat-proof serving platter and place a bacon slice on each half. Place in oven to keep warm.
6. Wipe out skillet and place on low heat. Add butter to melt.
7. Add onion slices and saute 3 minutes.
8. Add apple slices to skillet. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and raise heat to med-high. Cook until apples and onions are tender, about 5 minutes.
9. Scatter apples and onions evenly over the bacon-topped muffins. Return to oven to keep warm.
10. Whisk together half-and-half, brown sugar and mustard.
11. Pour this into same skillet and bring almost to a boil over medium heat, whisking constantly. Cook for 1 minute more, but don't let boil.
12. Transfer 2 muffin halves to each individual serving plate, topping with plenty of apples and onions. Top with sauce and serve immediately.

Reviews

[Ilysse]

I enjoyed these but the kids did not and DH just liked these. I may do this again for myself without the milk mixture, just caramalized apple. Served with hash browns for dinner. Thanks for posting.

 

[patti k.]

This is a nice combination - I like the canadian bacon and apple combination. I took some liberties with the recipe - I used a bagel instead of an English muffin and milk instead of half and half. I also added the sugar, mustard and milk to the apple onion mixture till it all kind of glazed. It is a good idea to watch how much sugar you put on it, to make sure it matches how rich you want it - I normally like my apples sweet, but I think I added a bit too much sugar for this dish. I found it a bit too rich and heavy for breakfast - next time it will be lunch! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Marlitt]

This was great. Had all the flavors sweet from the apple and sugar, Tart from the apple, and a little kick from the mustard. I did find it a little sweet though I will use less sugar the next time. This was also very quick and easy to make, could have it for breakfast, lunch or dinner. It's really quite filling. Made for ZWT III.