Simple Way to Prepare Perfect Flaky Quiche Crust

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, flaky quiche crust. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Flaky Quiche Crust is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Flaky Quiche Crust is something which I have loved my whole life.

This delicious recipe is so much cheaper than ready-made pie crusts! Recipe as is works great for quick quiche. Preparation In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the egg and ice water. Homemade quiche crust is simple and easy to make from scratch.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have flaky quiche crust using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Flaky Quiche Crust:

1. Take For The Crust
2. Make ready 1 Large Egg
3. Take 2 1/2 Tbs ICE COLD Water
4. Prepare 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour
5. Take 1/2 Tsp Salt
6. Get 140 Gr UnSalted Butter - Cubed
7. Prepare For The Filling
8. Prepare 200 Gr Lardon - Smoked or UnSmoked
9. Make ready 50 Gruyere Cheese
10. Make ready 200 ml Creme Fraiche (I used Sour Cream - Also Good)
11. Prepare 200 ml Double Cream
12. Get 3 Eggs, Well Beaten - (I used 2 medium Chicken eggs and 1 Duck egg and it was Amazing)
13. Make ready Pinch ground Nutmeg

Or, watch our quick, straight-forward recipe video showing you how we make it. Unlike other pie crust, flaky pie crust does not have sugar in it. It makes it perfect for savory meat pies, fruit pies, and quiche. Some recipes use butter as fat because it renders, well, buttery tasting crust.

Steps to make Flaky Quiche Crust:

1. In the Bowl of a food processor, add flour and salt and Pulse, add the butter and pulse until looks like course meal. Add in the egg and Ice Water, pulse until dough forms
2. Transfer the Dough onto a floured surface and roll out to over the size of your flan dish. Put ontop of the dish and press lightly into place. Then using a knife remove any excess.
3. Put into Freezer for 20-25 mins - this needs to be very cold before filling is added.
4. Method for Filling - Heat a frying pan and cook the lardons, drain the fat and cook again but do not allow to crisp. Remove from pan onto paper towels.
5. Cut 3/4 of the Cheese into Cubes and Great the rest.
6. Slacken the crème Fraiche and whisk in the cream, then slowly whisk in the eggs. Add a little salt and the nutmeg.
7. Sprinkle the Lardons and 3/4 of the cheese into the pastry base and pour in about 1/2 of the mixture. Then put half way into the oven on a baking sheet (pre-Heated to 220c). Then Pour the rest of the mixture in and close the Over - Lower Temp to 190c and cook for 25 mins until top is golden.
8. Remove the quiche and let settle for 5 mins remove from tin and eat - it is also good cold :)

It makes it perfect for savory meat pies, fruit pies, and quiche. Some recipes use butter as fat because it renders, well, buttery tasting crust. Make quiche according to recipe directions. The crust turned out flaky as promised. Can I expect the flaky crust to turn out nice, or do I risk it to become soggy/non-crispy/whatever?

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