A golden slice of impossible breakfast pie on a white ceramic plate.

The Impossible Breakfast Pie That Builds Its Own Crust

The impossible breakfast pie first surprised me at a neighbor’s brunch. I bit into a slice and found a perfectly crisp layer hiding beneath a fluffy egg filling. I assumed she had spent hours rolling out pastry dough, but she just smiled and pointed to a box of baking mix.

Most breakfast casseroles suffer from a gummy bottom layer or a soggy, undercooked center where the dough never quite sets. This recipe fixes that completely by suspending the baking mix directly into the egg mixture. The result is a tender, self-forming crust every single time.

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