Brush pie shell with small amount of the beaten eggs. Prick bottom and sides with fork. If using metal pie pan, bake shell in preheated 450° F. oven until golden brown, about 5 minutes. If using pie plate, bake shell at 425° F. Cool on wire rack. Reduce oven temperature to 375° F. for pie plate.
Sprinkle bacon and cheese in pie shell. Beat remaining ingredients together until well blended. Pour into pie shell.
Bake in preheated oven until knife inserted halfway between center and outside edge comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Tex-Mex Eggs
HUEVOS RANCHEROS
4 servings
Eggs have always been treated with reverence in Mexico. It was thought that, when fed to babies, they would endow understanding. After a conquest, they were a sign of plenty. In religious observance, pilgrims offered them as gifts to the Virgin Mary. In everyday meals, the Mexican preference for spicy seasonings is satisfied in Huevos Rancheros.
8 corn tortillas
½ C. oil