Quiche ideas recipes and questions (including mini quiche)

Lydia.42

The quiche cooked fine and tasted fine but there seemed to be water oozing from it. I cooked it for 45 minutes on 190 degrees. Everytime I used a paper towel to dry it within a few minutes it had a soggy bottom again. Have I done something wrong ?


Hi
I seem to remember reading somewhere that eggs can be watery depending on their age. I remember having to eat scrabbled eggs with plate tilted before, so that water drained to other side of plate........yeuch!

Purdy_1

Would that happen even to eggs well within their use by date?

squeaky

It's quite possible, yes.

The link below shows not only how to tell if an egg is fresh - but how old it is too.


http://recipehut.homestead.com/FreshEggTest.html

Rachie_B

loulou6 wrote:

why not try lining the base with spinich (from the days of slimming world) then mix the eggs cheese and other fillings together pour on top wack in the oven 180c for around 30 mins apparently cornbeef is nice in a quiche (cheap) i also layer the ingrediants so spinich, cooked onion 'n' garlic, bacon/ham, mushies, tomato then the eggs with some milk. blooming lovely.

oooooooooooooooh yum that sounds so good
am going to try that this avo once mr tesco delivers my shopping

GreenleggedHeron

You can also avoid pastry by using a product called Bisquick.
There are loads of recipes for “Impossible Pies” on the web. They are very easy to make and look great coming out of the oven.
The BBC website describes one Impossible Pie:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A2026946

This recipe creates a custard pie with a pastry base and coconut topping. You can make this recipe without coconut, in which case it becomes an egg custard with a pastry base.

This recipe works because the pastry ingredients are heavier than the rest of the mixture, and so sink to the bottom, while the lighter coconut rises to the top. It is called Impossible Pie because it seems impossible to think that the gloopy mess can become a pie.

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This site lists many many recipes for Impossible Pies. Here is one:

http://www.recipegoldmine.com/pieimp/pieimp.html

Impossible Herbs 'n' Onion Pie

Serves 6.

3 onions, sliced thin and separated into rings
3 eggs
1/4 cup butter
1 cup Bisquick
1/2 pound bacon, fried crisp and crumbled
1/4 teaspoon dried savory leaves
1 1/4 cups milk
1/4 teaspoon dried basil leaves
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon dried parsley leaves

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch pie plate.

Cook onions in butter in 10-inch skillet, stirring frequently, until onions are softened. Arrange half of the onions evenly in pie plate; sprinkle with half of the bacon. Top with remaining onions and bacon.

Place milk, Worcestershire sauce, eggs and baking mix in blender container. Cover and blend on high 15 seconds. Pour into plate.

Mix herbs in small bowl; crush slightly. Sprinkle evenly over milk mixture. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes.

FOR 2 SERVINGS: Grease 2 (10 ounce) custard cups. Decrease onions to 1, butter to 2 tablespoons, bacon to 4 slices, milk to 1/2 cup, Worcestershire sauce to 1/2 teaspoon, eggs to 1, Bisquick to to 1/4 cup and herbs to a pinch of each. Bake 10 minutes.

HIGH ALTITUDE: Grease 10-inch pie plate. Cook onions until softened, 6-7 minutes. Bake 30-35 minutes. For 2 servings, bake 20-25 minutes.

Rachie_B

that sounds fab ,where can i get me some bisquick ???

Sarahsaver

A french au pair i had once gave me a quiche she had made and guess what - NO PASTRY:) There! Problem solved.

Rachie_B

made my first pastry -less quiche this afternoon

spinach,pancetta,red onion & mushroom

was bloomin lovely even if i do say so myself :P

tr3mor

What's the difference between a pastry-less quiche and a fritatta? surely the latter is much quicker and nicer?

Rachie_B

fritatta is fried isnt it ?