Posted on
30 July 2015
by
ewfood
Quiche Lorraine [1]
Quiche Lorraine
Ingredients
<strong>For the pastry
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175g plain flour, plus extra for dusting
Salt
75g butter, plus extra for greasing (Alternatively, use ready-made pastry)
<strong>For the filling</strong>
250g cheddar, grated
200g veal bacon, chopped
5 eggs, beaten
100ml milk
200ml double cream
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 sprigs of fresh thyme
Preparation
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1. Sift flour and add a pinch of salt into a large bowl. Add in the butter and gently rub until you have crumby breadcrumb texture.
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2. Add cold water to keep the mixture together and to form a dough then chill in the fridge for 30 minutes to make it extra firm.
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3. After 30 minutes, roll out the formed pastry on a flat clean and floured surface. Line a 22cm well-buttered dish. Leave the edges of the pastry, do not cut it yet and stick into the fridge again to be chilled.
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4. Start preheating your oven to 190°C.
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5. Get the pastry case from the fridge again and line the base of the pastry with baking parchment.
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6. Fill the base with baking beans and place on a baking tray. Set the timer to 20mins and bake blind.
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7. Remove the beans and parchement and stick the pastry back to the oven for 5 mins more. Remove from oven and reduce the oven temperature to 160°C.
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8. Start sprinkling our cheese into the pastry base.
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9. Fry the bits of bacon until crispy and sprinkle over cheese.
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10. Combine eggs, milk and cream into a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Pour over bacon and cheese. Sprinkle thyme on top.
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11. Trim the edges of your pastry base.
Cooks Note