Upside-down egg and tomato breakfast pastries

This easy trick with puff pastry is even better with the addition of plant-based protein from Just Egg Folded.

About this recipe

Elevate your breakfast experience with these delectable breakfast pastries featuring Just Egg Folded. This twist on a classic pastry dish combines flaky puff pastry or homemade pastry dough with thin slices of juicy tomato, all garnished with Italian seasoning or fresh basil. These visually stunning and flavor-packed breakfast pastries are perfect for a delightful morning treat or a luxurious weekend brunch.

An optional but highly recommended step, mix pourable Just Egg with some water for a great plant-based egg wash. This step gives these deceivingly impressive-looking pastries that beautiful golden brown color.

Makes 4

4 Just Egg Folded
1 box of puff pastry or 6 oz homemade pastry dough
1 large heirloom or roma tomato, sliced thin
Italian seasoning or fresh basil, for garnish

For the egg wash:

2 tablespoons pourable Just Egg
2 tablespoons water

Equipment

Large baking sheet
Pastry brush

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Thaw the pastry dough

Thaw 1 sheet of the puff pastry as directed on the package. Whether you’re using store-bought or homemade pastry dough, you’ll need enough for 4 servings.

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Prepare the baking sheet

Preheat oven to 400°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. When the puff pastry is thawed and ready to use, drizzle a bit of olive oil in four evenly-spaced places on the baking sheet to serve as the base of your pastries.

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Layer on the tomato and Just Egg

Pull the Just Egg Folded from the freezer and remove the folded eggs from their packages. Slice the tomato thinly and arrange 1 to 3 tomato slices (depending on the size of your tomato) closely overlapping one another on each of the oil drizzles, followed by a Just Egg Folded. It’s okay if the tomato sticks out from under the egg a bit – the tomato will shrink as it cooks.

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Layer on the puff pastry

Cut four servings of the puff pastry into rectangles (a standard sheet is about 6 servings). With a rolling pin, roll them out to size such that the piece covers the Just Egg Folded completely with about ½-inch border around the edges. Place each piece of pastry on top of the Just Egg Folded and press down all four sides.

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Brush with egg wash (optional)

In a small bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons of pourable Just Egg with 2 tablespoons of water to make an egg wash. Use a pastry brush to coat the top of each pastry.

Note: Learn more about plant-based egg washes here.

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