Quiche ideas recipes and questions (including mini quiche)

VfM4meplse

The main rule you need to observe to make an edible quiche is NOT to !!!!! the shortcrust pastry (1/2 fat to flour recipe bound with one tablespoon of water per oz fat). If you do that the filling will leak through and you will end up with a soggy mess. I would suggest you blind bake the pastry first at GM 4/5 using some dried pulses / clean marbles to eliminate any air bubbles (these can always be re-used). Another good tip is to spread some cream cheese - Philadelphia or the supermarket value equivalent - on the base when part cooked. Then spread your sliced onion rings on the base and top up with cheese omelette mixture. Bake until set and you should have a delicious result that may be frozen if necessary.

Happy baking!

VfM4meplse

VfM4meplse wrote: »

The main rule you need to observe to make an edible quiche is NOT to !!!!! the shortcrust pastry

How sad. For !!!!! read p_r_i_c_k (with a fork). You would have to be quite deranged to read anything else into this :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Patchwork_Quilt

I like the Philadelphia tip. The other thing to do is not have pastry. Use non-stick baking paper instead. I use 2 large eggs to 6 floz seasoned milk. This can be sized up in proportion - 3 eggs to 9 floz milk. You could replace some of the milk with cream. You can put almost anything in a quiche - bits of leftover chicken, cooked veg, tomatoes etc. I would slice the onions very thinly. Grate some cheese into the milk/egg mix, float the onions on top and then cover with a thick layer of cheese

Bake at Gas 6 (180 fan) for 10 mins then Gas 4 (160 fan) for 20 mins. Poke with a fork to make sure it is done inside

countrybum

A recipe I found on here a week or so ago (sorry not sure who posted!) was delicious. Not sure if you can call it a quiche as it has not pastry (so healthier and easier to make). 4 eggs, 2 cartons of cottage cheese and any filling you like. Bake in a quiche dish for approx 30mins at 180C. Easy peasy!
Enjoy

Zara77

Hi Everyone
I really need a really simple to follow quiche reciepe. I am a terrible cook but this year I want to improve. I used to buy the Iceland cheese&onion quiche for £1 but its gone up to £1.50 for a smaller size! I am a complete idiot in the kitchen so something idiot proof would be great.

Hawthorn

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=216314&highlight=quiche

Here you go Zara.

I like the Bero one myself

http://www.be-ro.com/f_insp.htm

Very simple, and as long as you follow the basic recipe, you can add other things too

Pink.

Hi zara,

The thread that Hawthorn linked to has lots of quiche recipes so I've added both your threads to it to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

leiela

Im looking for idea's for my kids lunch boxes and i thought about making mini quiches, you know like the ones you can buy frozen for buffets etc.

Anyone had any luck making these from scratch???

would i just use a small fairy cake tin? same ingredients as a regular quiche but smaller?? Also do you think they would freeze well?? im thinging making them up on batches of 24 since i have 2 cake trays??

Recipes / hints and tips welcome?!

Penelope_Penguin

There are recipes in the main quiche thread I'll add this thread to that one later.

Penny. x

Patchwork_Quilt

Would a peeled, hardboiled egg be healthier?