Bacon and Egg Pockets

Pockets are baked puff pastries with any number of possible fillings. One option is an egg and bacon filling, creating the perfect breakfast pastry. To make it, one needs puff pastry, eggs, bacon, cheese, and sesame seeds for garnish. If one chooses to make the puff pastry from scratch instead of buying it readymade, one will also need flour, salt, water, and butter.

The puff pastry was invented in 1645 by Claudius Gele, a pastry cook apprentice. He wanted to improve on the bread for his sick father, so he added butter to the dough and kneaded it, folding it several times, then turning it into a loaf. He baked it and was pleasantly surprised with the result. He moved to Paris and improved on his invention. He then moved to Florence to work for the Mosca brothers who were believed to be the inventors of the puff pastry. But Claudius kept his recipe a secret, always preparing it in a locked room. Today, the complicated technique is essential to French cooking and an integral part of several dishes.

The puff pastry can be stuffed with a variety of options, and the Bacon and Egg Pockets are just one example of its versatility.