Quickie Quiche Substitution Staples Recipes

QUICK QUICHE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
• Line bottom of pie plate with cheese and crumbled bacon. Combine eggs, butter, onion, salt, flour and milk; whisk together until smooth; pour into pie pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes, until set. Serve hot or cold.

ULTIMATE QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• For the pastry, put 175g plain flour, 100g cold butter, cut into pieces, 1 egg yolk and 4 tsp cold water into a food processor. Using the pulse button, process until the mix binds.
• Tip the pastry onto a lightly floured surface, gather into a smooth ball, then roll out as thinly as you can.
• Line a 23 x 2.5cm loose-bottomed, fluted flan tin, easing the pastry into the base.
• Trim the pastry edges with scissors (save any trimmings) so it sits slightly above the tin (if it shrinks, it shouldn't now go below the level of the tin). Press the pastry into the flutes, lightly prick the base with a fork, then chill for 10 mins.
• Put a baking sheet in the oven and heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Line pastry case with foil, shiny side down, fill with dry beans and bake on the hot sheet for 15 mins.
• Remove foil and beans and bake for 4-5 mins more until the pastry is pale golden. If you notice any small holes or cracks, patch up with pastry trimmings. You can make up to this point a day ahead.
• While the pastry cooks, prepare the filling. Heat a small frying pan, tip in 200g lardons and fry for a couple of mins. Drain off any liquid that comes out, then continue cooking until the lardons just start to colour, but aren't crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Cut three quarters of the 50g gruyère into small dice and finely grate the rest. Scatter the diced gruyère and fried lardons over the bottom of the pastry case.
• Using a spoon, beat 200ml crème fraîche to slacken it then slowly beat in 200ml double cream. Mix in 3 well beaten eggs. Season (you shouldn't need much salt) and add a pinch of ground nutmeg. Pour three quarters of the filling into the pastry case.
• Half-pull the oven shelf out and put the flan tin on the baking sheet. Quickly pour the rest of the filling into the pastry case - you get it right to the top this way. Scatter the grated cheese over the top, then carefully push the shelf back into the oven.
• Lower the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Bake for about 25 mins, or until golden and softly set (the centre should not feel too firm).
• Let the quiche settle for 4-5 mins, then remove from the tin. Serve freshly baked, although it's also good cold.

QUICKIE QUICHE: SUBSTITUTION STAPLES

Steps:

• Dice onion & garlic and caramalize with sherry. Add mushrooms & salt/pepper to taste then reduce heat to low. Beat together five eggs and a cup of cottage cheese. Too this, add 1/2 cup fresh basil (if available ... a tablespoon of pesto can be substitued for dry or fresh) and a 1/2 cup brocoli. Combine egg mixture with onions & shrooms, mix, then pour into a pre-made pie shell. Add some sliced of jarlsberg to the top with a good dusting of a parmesean blend to the top & bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

STACY'S SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Prick the crusts liberally with a fork, and bake in a 450°F oven 1 or 2 minutes until lightly browned.
• Brown the sausage in a skillet, remove from skillet, drain, and set aside.
• In the same skillet, sauté the onion in butter.
• Add the mushrooms and sauté.
• Return the sausage to pan, add the wine, garlic powder and oregano and mix together with the onion and mushrooms.
• Mix the cheeses together.
• Spread 1/4 of the cheese in the bottom of each crust.
• Spread 1/2 of the sausage mixture over the cheese in each pie.
• Cover with the rest of the cheese.
• Beat the eggs with the half and half and pour into the pies until each is filled to the rim.
• If desired sprinkle liberally with more oregano and/or cinnamon and/or cayenne.
• Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes.
• Lower the oven to 350° and bake 10-15 minutes more until a knife, inserted into the quiche, comes out clean.

QUICKIE QUICKIE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Remove pie crusts from freezer or fridge so they are cold but not frozen.
• Brown spicy sausage over medium heat.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, garlic salt, and pepper.
• Cut the herbs and vegetables and combine in with the egg mixture.
• Add 1 c sharp cheese and gently fold the mixture so the vegetables are evenly distributed.
• Pour in to pie crusts and add another 1 c sharp cheese to top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes to an hour or until slightly browned.
• Suggested garnish: sour cream and salsa
• Serve with cinnamon apple sauce.

MEOW'S QUICKIE QUICHE (HEALTHY!)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Coat pie plate or pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Saute onions and garlic until soft and lightly browned.
• Set aside.
• Meanwhile, beat all eggs together.
• Add spinach to egg mixture, combining well.
• Add onions/garlic to egg mixture, combining gradually so as not to cook the eggs with the hot mixture.
• Fold in cottage cheese, combining well so that cottage cheese doesn't sink to the bottom of hte mixture.
• Pour mixture into pie plate.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
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• Really, you just need to keep checking it, since I wasn't really watching the clock.
• You want the top of the quiche to spring back when you touch it, and not to jiggle when you shake the pan.
• Cut into 6 pieces.