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[fluffyknickers]

havent made a quiche for AGES so thought I would use the girls eggs and give one a go.

 

Any top recipes for them - you lot are always so good for cooking ideas.

 

Thanks

Michelle

[ubereglu]

I usually make cheese and bacon quiche or mushroom, sometimes brocolli, (My favourite), can't think of the recipes off the top of my head though.

[ClaireG]

This prawn and watercress one is one of my favs

 

For the pastry

 

* 8oz plain flour

* 1/4 tsp salt

* 4oz butter (diced)

* Water to mix

* Grated rind of half a lemon

 

Either wizz everything bar the water in a processor until it resembles breadcrumbs or make using rubbing in method add enough water to form a ball. Knead and chill for approx 15 minutes before rolling.

 

 

For the filling

 

* 1 small onion

* Bunch watercress

* 1/2 oz butter

* 3 eggs beaten

* 5 fl oz single cream

* 4oz prawns

* Salt and pepper to season

 

Method

 

* Roll out the pastry and line an 8 or 9" tin.

* Bake blind at 190c, Gas mark 5 for 15 mins. Then lower the oven temp to 180c gas 4

* Either whizz up the onion and watercress or chop very finely by hand.

* Fry the onion in the butter and add the watercress a few seconds befor onion is ready.

* Leave to cool.

* Stir in the eggs, cream and salt and pepper.

* Sprinkle prawns onto pastry case pour in egg mixture.

* Return to oven for 20-25 minutes.

[Guest]

this is the one I use most

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/quichelorraine_71987.shtml

 

I don't use tomato and substitute the bacon for ham, sometimes I add a few chopped peppers and/or onion. Once you have the basic recipe you can tinker with it and it's devine!!!!

 

I also glaze the pastry with egg wash once it's been blind baked (when you return it to the oven after the 1st stage of blind baking), it won't go soggy that way. If you don't have baking beans just prick the base of the pastry with a fork to stop it rising up and egg wash it.

[Guest]

p.s. I've used this recipe in the past

 

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2868/ultimate-quiche-lorraine

 

and it was very rich and totally yummy!

 

I'm making quiche for tea now as you've got my mouth watering. I'm doing leek, ham and cheese.

[craftyhunnypie]

You've started me off too. I'm drooling here.

Quiche tomorrow I think.

 

Emma.x

[Guest]

just put mine in the oven with some potato wedgies but I, erm, made a bit of a boob! Instead of 200ml cream and 100ml milk I poured a whole (284ml) carton of dble cream into the beaten egg!

[fluffyknickers]

I havent got any cream. Do have some creme fraiche and full fat milk - will it work?

 

Michelle

[Guest]

I havent got any cream. Do have some creme fraiche and full fat milk - will it work?

 

Michelle

 

yep, full fat milk on its own will work fine too. We just ate our 'all cream' quiche, lovely but very rich!

[Space Chick]

I always make my quiche with all milk, and for the pastry I always add in an egg instead of water to bind it.

 

One of my favourite fillings at the moment is the roasted peppers that you can buy in jars chopped up in it. Very tasty

[Cinnamon]

I use milk too.

 

Some faves are courgette (sauted before adding) & Parmesan

 

Greek style - Feta,olives,red onion

 

But to be honest you can just bung anything in a quiche & add some cheese - they are super for using up leftovers!

[Guest]

ours last night was delish. A layer of sauteed leeks then a layer of grated cheese, then a layer of chopped up ham and the egg and cream poured over. We're having some tonight with Jersey Royals and spinach from the lottie.

 

If you use an egg to make the pastry, do you just use the yolk? Does it just make the pastry richer and crispier? I make mine with water but then egg wash it.

[Space Chick]

 

If you use an egg to make the pastry, do you just use the yolk? Does it just make the pastry richer and crispier? I make mine with water but then egg wash it.

 

I chuck a whole egg in to be honest! Thats based on a 200g flour, 100g butter mix, and the eggs are about 65 grams, so usually enough for 2 small quiches.

 

The pastry is lovely as is crumbly yet still crisp.

[Guest]

will try that next time, thanks debs

[sunshinesupernova]

Inspired me to make quiche again - it's aaaages since I made quiche. Not in 2009 anyway !

 

Just noticed someone has a chicken with same name as me

[Alis girls]

I have put on a stone just reading this thread haveing just read the one about veg boxes and got very excited about aubergines How sad am I?

[Guest]

well, you can't just read about it, no thread is complete without piccies!

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1649018&l=8c3c1efb28&id=568396756

 

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2290677&l=4dc4757ce3&id=568396756

 

that's made me hungry now, think I'll have to make another one tonight!

[fluffyknickers]

Made my quiche and was delish.

 

It was suposed to be ham, cheese and onion until I found husband had eaten all the ham so made it cheese and onion quiche and stirred in some of my onion marmalade.

 

It is very good and one small slice left in fridge!

 

Michelle

[Guest]

I'm just about to go and make an onion, pepper and ham one, just need to get motivated as I'm very comfy on the sofa

[Seagazer]

I knew I would find some quiche receipes if I came on here. Once hubby is back from TT races I will make my first quiche. I've been looking in all my cookery books for one but hadn't found any.

[Egluntyne]

Made the Prawn and Watercress quiche yesterday.

 

It got the thumbs up at Egluntine Towers. The chaps all said they preferred it cold.

[ClaireG]

Glad you all liked it