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Quiche Lorraine
A quiche is a pie made up mainly of eggs, milk or cream in a pastry crust with other ingredients added such as meats, vegetables or cheese. The great thing about quiches is that they are simple and quick to prepare, and offer an almost unlimited number of variations. The most well known, if not canonical form of quiche is the quiche Lorraine, a French classic from the region of (you'll never guess!) Lorraine, located along the German border. It's a nice entrée, but can also constitute a light meal served alongside some salad (and in fact busy French people in search of a simple lunch can find them in snack shops, bakeries, cafés, butchers, etc.)
Quiche Lorraine
Preparation: 5 minutes (yay!)
Baking : 35 minutes
Serves: 6 (as an entrée)
Ingredients
- 1 shortcrust pastry (pate brisée)
- 3 eggs
- 30 cl cream (crème fraîche)
- 150 g bacon (diced)
- salt, pepper & nutmeg
Directions
- Preheat oven at 180°C
- Place the pastry crust in a pie dish and with a fork, gently prickle the base of the crust.
- In a mixing bowl, mix the eggs with the cream. Season it with salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg.
- Sprinkle the bacon bits on the pie dish and pour the cream mixture on top of it.
- Bake it for about 35 minutes.
Conclusion
Unless you don't like bacon (and who doesn't like bacon?), it's hard not to enjoy this pie. When I first made this dish, I was surprised how simple it is to make and remembered how much I used pay for this in Singapore.
Note
As I was saying earlier, there are many possible variations to this dish, including:
- Using flaky pastry crust instead of shortcrust pastry.
- Replacing some of the cream with fromage blanc.
- Using salmon (smoked or fresh), surimi, diced cheese, mushrooms, spinach, leek, etc (alone or combined) instead of bacon.
I love quiche and I make it all the time. I love your picture with the salad (and balsamic dressing?)
Yes, it's balsamic dressing.
Beautiful quiche! I love quiche, but always forget how long it takes for the dough to rest so I end up with tough crust.
Yum, yummm your quiche loraine makeing me so hungry
Doesn't sound difficult to make! mayb i should giv it a go!
This is lovely. I love quiche a lot ever since I tried it.
I love quiche, I made with gruyer cheese too . Your quiche looks lovely and delicious.
Only 5 minutes of preparation! I love it!
That looks really good and it sounds like it is simple to make.
I make crustless quiche but will try using shortcrtust pastry like you do....the quiche in the photo looks very inviting.
Hey, was going to eat quiche myself yesterday (everything was ready) but the stupid oven (in unfamiliar new house) couldn't be used. The minute I turn it on, all the electricity in the house would be cut off!!! Had to throw away the uncooked quiche...so sueh.
Great quiche, and a great way to use up a lot of stuff. Thanks.
love the idea of using salmon in the quiche!
I like quiche too, but don't make it. I like those mini finger-friendly quiche
YUM! Like tigerfish, I don't make quiche too! :P
@lynn: Me too. So whenever I make my own dough, I usually double check the time for the dough and then set my oven timer to ring.
@gulali manis: Hope you aren't on a diet or else I would have felt so guilty about it.
@IronEaters, kevin & wokandspoon: It's very easy and fast to make.
@anh & Sylvia: Thanks Me too.
@Judy: Hmm...I have never tried one without the crust. Interesting.
@Beaulotus: Sorry to hear about that. Hope the oven can be fixed soon.
@Kelly: Yes, especially when I need to use up some stuff left in the fridge.
@Steamy kitchen: Salmon quiche is very good.
@tigerfish & little corner of mine: Once I learned how to make one, I find the ones sold on the shops are too expensive.
oh so yum yum! i love quiche lorraine - filling, delicious and always save the crust for last!
Love quiche lorraine!!