Hi Friends,
How are you? Are you enjoying the heat in your summer? When temperature is high I don’t like to cook on my stovetop. But we have to eat, right. Therefore comes the oven to rescue me and I don't have to stand near the oven for some time. Weekend breakfast is always special to my family. On weekdays breakfasts are always in a hurry and I have to take the help of store brought stuffs. Where as in weekends, we enjoy our blissful mornings with special homemade gastronomy. Today I will share the recipe of a French breakfast, Quiche. Quiche is a savory pie/ tart which is filled with cream, eggs, vegetables, cheese and meats. The filling can be prepared with anything of your choice. But let me warn you it is not a diet food. It contains cream. Come on, this is weekend. We need to indulge. This recipe is inspired from Entertaining with Beth. But this is my version where I have made some changes according to my taste. I have a quicker version where I take the help of store brought piecrust or puff pastry sheet. But homemade piecrust always tastes better.
Recipe
Ingredients for Pie crust
1. 1 cup flour
2. 2 tbsp flour for rolling the dough
3. 1/4 tsp salt
4. 1/4 tsp sugar
5. 1 egg
6. 2 tsp water (put some ice cubes in the water)
7. 1/3 cup (6tsp) ice-cold butter cut into cubes
Methods
1. Add flour, salt and sugar in a bowl, mix them well. Add the butter and with clean hands cut the butter and mix it with your flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. (Note: If you have a food processor, add flour, salt, sugar and butter. Pulse until it reaches the texture of coarse crumbs)
2. In a cup add the egg and whisk it with ice-cold water.
3. Add the egg wash in the bowl of flour mixture. Mix it with your hands until it forms a dough ball.
4. Roll the dough with the extra flour. Try to roll in a circle shape that fits 8-9 inch tart/pie pan. You don't have to get exact shape and size of the pie sheet. You can always adjust to fit it in the pan.
5. Place the pie crust in your pan. Try to fit it at the bottom and the sides of the pan using your back of the palm. If you are using a tart pan, then it is done. It has in built in ridges. But in case of a pie pan you have to make the ridges with your fingers.
6. Once the pie crust is placed nicely in the pan, keep the pan in the fridger for an one or two hours.
(Note: You can keep the pie dough ball in the fridger for a longer time by forming it into a disc shape and wrapped with cling wrap. When you want to make a pie/tart or quiche you can take it out and thaw it. Then roll it in to a sheet and your pie crust is ready)
Ingredients for the filling
1. 6 eggs
2. 1/3 cup of cream
3. Nutmeg
4. Salt according to taste
5. 1/2 red bell pepper
6. 8-10 asparagus
7. 1/2 small onion
8. 1 chicken sausage link
9. 1/3 cup packed shredded mozzarella cheese
10. 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Methods
1. Cut the vegetables red bell pepper, asparagus and onion into small pieces. Cut the sausage into small pieces.
2. In a frying pan heat some olive oil. Add the sausages first and start frying for 2-3 mins. Add the vegetables and add a pinch of salt. Then fry them with the sausages. Once they are cooked take it out in a bowl and let it cool. (Note. The vegetables should be soften but little firm, they should not be mushy)
3. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
4. In a large bowl crack the eggs. Whisk it with a whisker. Sprinkle a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg powder, salt and the black pepper. Add the cream and whisk it again. Now add the fried vegetables and sausage and mix them thoroughly. Finally add the cheese and mix it nicely. Your filling mixture is ready.
5. Take out your pie/tart pan from the fridger. Pour the filling in the pan.
6. Take a large baking tray and place the pan in that tray. It will avoid any spilling in the oven.
7. Place the tray in the oven with careful hands. Bake it for 45-50 mins.
8. Once it is baked take the tart pan out and let it cool for some time.
9. Cut the pie into slices and serve.
(Note: You can customize your filling with your choice of vegetables, meats and cheese)
Serve a slice of pie with hot sauce. It will bring the perfect balance of savoriness. You can have it with lettuce salad with olive oil and lemon vinaigrette. You won't feel guilty of having so much cream, cheese and butter. But hey, weekends are made to enjoy these guilty pleasures. Don't worry do some extra exercise in the weekdays. Try this recipe in the next weekend breakfast/brunch. Enjoy it with your family.
Thanks,
Moumita
How are you? Are you enjoying the heat in your summer? When temperature is high I don’t like to cook on my stovetop. But we have to eat, right. Therefore comes the oven to rescue me and I don't have to stand near the oven for some time. Weekend breakfast is always special to my family. On weekdays breakfasts are always in a hurry and I have to take the help of store brought stuffs. Where as in weekends, we enjoy our blissful mornings with special homemade gastronomy. Today I will share the recipe of a French breakfast, Quiche. Quiche is a savory pie/ tart which is filled with cream, eggs, vegetables, cheese and meats. The filling can be prepared with anything of your choice. But let me warn you it is not a diet food. It contains cream. Come on, this is weekend. We need to indulge. This recipe is inspired from Entertaining with Beth. But this is my version where I have made some changes according to my taste. I have a quicker version where I take the help of store brought piecrust or puff pastry sheet. But homemade piecrust always tastes better.
Recipe
Ingredients for Pie crust
1. 1 cup flour
2. 2 tbsp flour for rolling the dough
3. 1/4 tsp salt
4. 1/4 tsp sugar
5. 1 egg
6. 2 tsp water (put some ice cubes in the water)
7. 1/3 cup (6tsp) ice-cold butter cut into cubes
Methods
1. Add flour, salt and sugar in a bowl, mix them well. Add the butter and with clean hands cut the butter and mix it with your flour until it resembles coarse crumbs. (Note: If you have a food processor, add flour, salt, sugar and butter. Pulse until it reaches the texture of coarse crumbs)
2. In a cup add the egg and whisk it with ice-cold water.
3. Add the egg wash in the bowl of flour mixture. Mix it with your hands until it forms a dough ball.
4. Roll the dough with the extra flour. Try to roll in a circle shape that fits 8-9 inch tart/pie pan. You don't have to get exact shape and size of the pie sheet. You can always adjust to fit it in the pan.
5. Place the pie crust in your pan. Try to fit it at the bottom and the sides of the pan using your back of the palm. If you are using a tart pan, then it is done. It has in built in ridges. But in case of a pie pan you have to make the ridges with your fingers.
6. Once the pie crust is placed nicely in the pan, keep the pan in the fridger for an one or two hours.
(Note: You can keep the pie dough ball in the fridger for a longer time by forming it into a disc shape and wrapped with cling wrap. When you want to make a pie/tart or quiche you can take it out and thaw it. Then roll it in to a sheet and your pie crust is ready)
Ingredients for the filling
1. 6 eggs
2. 1/3 cup of cream
3. Nutmeg
4. Salt according to taste
5. 1/2 red bell pepper
6. 8-10 asparagus
7. 1/2 small onion
8. 1 chicken sausage link
9. 1/3 cup packed shredded mozzarella cheese
10. 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
Methods
1. Cut the vegetables red bell pepper, asparagus and onion into small pieces. Cut the sausage into small pieces.
2. In a frying pan heat some olive oil. Add the sausages first and start frying for 2-3 mins. Add the vegetables and add a pinch of salt. Then fry them with the sausages. Once they are cooked take it out in a bowl and let it cool. (Note. The vegetables should be soften but little firm, they should not be mushy)
3. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
4. In a large bowl crack the eggs. Whisk it with a whisker. Sprinkle a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg powder, salt and the black pepper. Add the cream and whisk it again. Now add the fried vegetables and sausage and mix them thoroughly. Finally add the cheese and mix it nicely. Your filling mixture is ready.
5. Take out your pie/tart pan from the fridger. Pour the filling in the pan.
6. Take a large baking tray and place the pan in that tray. It will avoid any spilling in the oven.
7. Place the tray in the oven with careful hands. Bake it for 45-50 mins.
8. Once it is baked take the tart pan out and let it cool for some time.
9. Cut the pie into slices and serve.
(Note: You can customize your filling with your choice of vegetables, meats and cheese)
Serve a slice of pie with hot sauce. It will bring the perfect balance of savoriness. You can have it with lettuce salad with olive oil and lemon vinaigrette. You won't feel guilty of having so much cream, cheese and butter. But hey, weekends are made to enjoy these guilty pleasures. Don't worry do some extra exercise in the weekdays. Try this recipe in the next weekend breakfast/brunch. Enjoy it with your family.
Thanks,
Moumita
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