Over The Top Mushroom Quiche Recipe 455

OVER THE TOP MUSHROOM QUICHE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. In a very large skillet, heat the oil. Add the oyster and white mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook over high heat, stirring, until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderate. Add the butter, shallots and thyme and cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms are tender, about 12 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper and let cool. Scatter 1/4 cup of the cheese and half of the mushrooms evenly over the bottom of the Buttery Pastry Shell. In a blender, mix half each of the milk, cream and eggs and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, 1/8 teaspoon of pepper and a pinch of nutmeg at high speed until frothy, about 1 minute. Pour the custard into the pastry shell. Top with another 1/4 cup of cheese and the remaining mushrooms. Make a second batch of custard with the remaining milk, cream and eggs, plus the same amount of salt, pepper and nutmeg as before and pour into the shell. Scatter the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese on top. Bake the quiche for about 1 1/2 hours, or until richly browned on top and the custard is barely set in the center. Let cool in the pan until very warm. Using a serrated knife, cut the pastry shell flush with the top of the pan. Carefully lift the springform pan ring off the quiche. Cut the mushroom quiche into wedges, transfer to plates and serve warm.

MUSHROOM AND FONTINA QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Unroll crust completely. Press firmly onto bottom and up sides of 9-inch-diameter deep-dish glass pie dish. Bake until light golden brown, pressing on sides of crust with back of spoon if crust begins to slide down sides of dish, about 17 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots; sauté until beginning to soften, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms; sprinkle with salt and pepper and sauté until mushrooms are tender and beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Transfer to plate; spread out to cool slightly.
• Whisk eggs, half and half, milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, and nutmeg in large bowl to blend. Stir in 1 cup Fontina cheese and sautéed mushrooms. Pour filling into crust. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese over quiche.
• Bake quiche until puffed, golden brown, and just set in center, about 45 minutes. Cool 30 minutes. Cut into wedges.

OVER-THE-TOP MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°. In a very large skillet, heat the oil. Add the oyster and white mushrooms, season with salt and pepper and cook over high heat, stirring, until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to moderate. Add the butter, shallots and thyme and cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms are tender, about 12 minutes longer. Season with salt and pepper and let cool.
• Scatter 1/4 cup of the cheese and half of the mushrooms evenly over the bottom of the Buttery Pastry Shell. In a blender, mix half each of the milk, cream and eggs and season with 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, 1/8 teaspoon of pepper and a pinch of nutmeg at high speed until frothy, about 1 minute. Pour the custard into the pastry shell. Top with another 1/4 cup of cheese and the remaining mushrooms. Make a second batch of custard with the remaining milk, cream and eggs, plus the same amount of salt, pepper and nutmeg as before and pour into the shell. Scatter the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese on top.
• Bake the quiche for about 1 1/2 hours, or until richly browned on top and the custard is barely set in the center. Let cool in the pan until very warm.
• Using a serrated knife, cut the pastry shell flush with the top of the pan. Carefully lift the springform pan ring off the quiche. Cut the mushroom quiche into wedges, transfer to plates and serve warm.

MUSHROOM & SWISS CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• For Pastry: Sift together the flour and salt.
• Using a pastry blender, cut the shortening in until mixture resembles cornmeal.
• Slowly sprinkle ice water over the top, while tossing the mixture up from the bottom of the bowl with a fork.
• Gather the dough into a ball, using only enough water to hold the ball together.
• Wrap ball in waxed paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Remove from fridge and roll out into a circle which is 2 inches larger than the diameter of the pie pan being used.
• Put dough into pan.
• Place a piece of aluminum foil on the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan.
• Fill with dry beans (this will stop the pastry from puffing up during baking).
• Bake in preheated 450F degree oven, on lowest rack, for 12 minutes.
• Take from oven and remove beans and foil (be careful, they will be hot).
• Meanwhile, prepare filling: Melt butter, add onions and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in mushrooms, 1 tsp salt and lemon juice.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are done and all the liquid has evaporated.
• Continue frying the mushrooms in the butter for about 1 minute.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs and cream together.
• Add the remaining salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Stir in the mushrooms.
• Pour into prepared pastry shell, sprinkle with swiss cheese and dot with softened butter.
• Bake in preheated 350F degree oven for 35 minutes or until quiche is puffy and browned, and a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

ZUCCHINI AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 425 degrees F.
• Cook bacon until crisp; drain and set aside.
• Saute onion in butter until wilted. Add mushrooms and zucchini and saute 4 more minutes. Stir in flour and cook 2 more minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat and cool.
• Place bacon over bottom of pie crust. Top with grated cheese and spoon vegetable mixture over the cheese.
• Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F and bake 30 minutes longer, or until filling is set and top is lightly browned.
• Serve warm.