Flaky Quiche Crust
Flaky Quiche Crust. Home » Flaky Quiche Crust from Scratch. This post may contain affiliate links to Amazon and other sides. The quiche crust is flaky and fabulous.
Ingredients
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You need of For The Crust
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You need 1 of Large Egg
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You need 2 1/2 Tbs of ICE COLD Water
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It’s 1 1/2 Cups of All Purpose Flour
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It’s 1/2 Tsp of Salt
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You need 140 Gr of UnSalted Butter – Cubed
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It’s of For The Filling
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Prepare 200 Gr of Lardon – Smoked or UnSmoked
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Prepare 50 of Gruyere Cheese
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It’s 200 ml of Creme Fraiche (I used Sour Cream – Also Good)
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It’s 200 ml of Double Cream
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You need 3 of Eggs, Well Beaten – (I used 2 medium Chicken eggs and 1 Duck egg and it was Amazing)
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It’s Pinch of ground Nutmeg
Steps
- In the Bowl of a food processor, add flour and salt and Pulse, add the butter and pulse until looks like course meal. Add in the egg and Ice Water, pulse until dough forms.
- Transfer the Dough onto a floured surface and roll out to over the size of your flan dish. Put ontop of the dish and press lightly into place. Then using a knife remove any excess..
- Put into Freezer for 20-25 mins – this needs to be very cold before filling is added..
- Method for Filling – Heat a frying pan and cook the lardons, drain the fat and cook again but do not allow to crisp. Remove from pan onto paper towels..
- Cut 3/4 of the Cheese into Cubes and Great the rest..
- Slacken the crème Fraiche and whisk in the cream, then slowly whisk in the eggs. Add a little salt and the nutmeg..
- Sprinkle the Lardons and 3/4 of the cheese into the pastry base and pour in about 1/2 of the mixture. Then put half way into the oven on a baking sheet (pre-Heated to 220c). Then Pour the rest of the mixture in and close the Over – Lower Temp to 190c and cook for 25 mins until top is golden..
- Remove the quiche and let settle for 5 mins remove from tin and eat – it is also good cold :).
Quiche is a savory egg custard baked in a flaky pie crust shell. Though you can certainly make a crustless quiche, too! The base of quiche filling are milk, cream, and eggs. The add-ins vary and can include meats, seafood, cheese, spices, and vegetables. One of the more popular quiche recipes is Quiche Lorraine, which combines bacon and cheese.
