Quiche ideas recipes and questions (including mini quiche)

Purplekylie22

Great thanks ragz

joedenise

I never use cream, just milk. Agree with ragz 4/5 eggs should be enough.

If I haven't made enough to cover the filling then I just beat another egg and add that before cooking.

As long as the fillings are covered you should be OK.

Denise

Purplekylie22

ok, other question.... Do I pre-bake the pie crust? Or cook it all together?

quintwins

i don't prebake mine but i also don't add the egg til it goes in the oven as i'm convinced it will go soggy.

i use 8 eggs for quiche and a wee bit of milk, saying that my pie dish is massive and we always have about 1/4 left over for lunches.

ragz_2

I never bother prebaking, though the crust came out a lot better in my gas oven, with the fan assisted one the heat doesn't come up from the bottom as much and I sometimes feel I should have prebaked, but never bad enough to bother next time. DH doesn't mind a soggy bottom (luckily!)

System

ive just made a quiche using 4 eggs. No i didnt prebake either.

Purplekylie22

I used 5 eggs (because that was the last of my old pack of eggs) and a glug of cream, apparently my pie dish isnt as big as I thought as it was a tiny bit too much! So I put it in the oven and I just checked it, It has risen about an inch over the top of the dish! I looks amazing and smells.... SOOOOOO fine!
Thank you everyone

homealone_2

i want to make a quiche and pizzas as i have been really good and after some meals i have been keeping and freezing a few toppings and fillings like when i roasted a huge chicken recently i held on to a breast of chicken, chopped and ready to go. same with a gammon chopped and ready to go on a 16inch tomato and cheese base reduced to 80p.as i can suffer with a soggy bottom ;) i decided to buy a savoury pastry case to try out i have some mushrooms i am going to fry to add to some bacon bits i picked up at asda especially for cooking with. problem is i dont remember how many eggs and milk to use. the crust measures 8 inches across could someone help with my problem please?

BitterAndTwisted

Three eggs and a splash of milk should do it

maman

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

Three eggs and a splash of milk should do it

and I like a bit of grated cheese in there too and on top and a sliced tomato looks pretty if you have one.

To save you buying a ready-made base another day, you can make quite a good quiche with a mashed potato base. Just line your dish with mashed potato, perhaps put it in the oven to pre-cook for about 15 minutes before adding your filling. I find it makes a meal in itself with a few pickles or salad.

It's the pre-cooking that's probably the answer to your soggy bottom too!;)