Apple Bacon Dinner Pie - recipe theme pie

I figure by this time of the month, you are sick of fruit pie, so I thought a dinner pie might be a nice change.  This one uses apple, which is perfect for November, but also includes blue cheese and bacon.  You know what they say, everything is better with bacon.  The herbs are a savory mix that enhances and supports apple and bacon flavors.

Apple Bacon Dinner Pie

6 slices bacon

1 (8 1/2-ounce) package corn muffin mix

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon savory

1 teaspoon marjoram

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/4 cup 2 % reduced-fat milk

2 large Granny Smith apples, cored and thinly sliced

1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels. Reserve drippings, and coarsely crumble bacon when cool enough to handle.

Combine muffin mix, flour, paprika, egg and milk; stir well to form a dough. Divide into 4 portions, and put 2 portions on each of the prepared pans. Press into 7-inch circles with your fingers.

Top each dough circle with a layer of apple slices, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold edges roughly around outer edges of apple slices. Brush apples and crust with bacon drippings. Bake 10 minutes. Top with blue cheese and crumbled bacon. Bake 7 minutes longer or until edges are golden brown. Cut into halves and serve warm. Serves 8.

RECIPE THEME

Each month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive archive will be shared.  This year we have 12 new topics, different from the topics of last year.  To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe link or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018. 

You can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each  month.  All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2019 so you can find them all.

The themes are:

Jan 2019 – Chicken and Dumplings (CDumpsJan)

Feb 2019 - Pasta Dishes (PastaFeb)
March 2019 - Edible Flowers (FlowerMar)
April 2019 - Seafood Recipes (SeafoodApr)
May 2019 - Cajun And Creole (C&CMay)
June 2019 - Vegetarian Dishes (VegJun)
July 2019 - Zucchini Recipes (ZucJul)
August 2019 - National Mustard Day – mustard recipes (MustardAug)
September 2019 - Quiche (QuicheSep)
October 2019 - Crock Pot meals (CrockOct)

November 2019 - Pies (PieNov)

December 2019 - Mocktails