A quiche it is a type of shortcrust pastry cake of French origin, where the most popular version is the Lorraine. The original recipe uses bacon, Ementhal cheese and cream, creating a creamy filling for a crumbly and very soft dough.
Although it was created in France, quiche was inspired by a German dessert recipe. The name of the dish itself comes from “kuchen”, which in German means “cake”.
To learn how to prepare the delicacy that goes with it brunchfor lunch and dinner, check out the ingredients you’ll need and the full step-by-step guide below:
quiche Lorraine
Time: 1h10 (+30min in the fridge)
Performance: 10 servings
Difficulty: easy
Ingredients:
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups (tea) of wheat flour
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- 3 to 5 tablespoons of ice water
Filling
- 150 g diced bacon
- 3 eggs
- 1 can of cream
- 1/2 cup milk (tea).
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 cup grated ementhal cheese or cheese
Preparation method:
- In a bowl, mix the salt, flour and butter with your fingertips until you get a flour consistency.
- Add the water little by little, mixing until you obtain a homogeneous mixture.
- Wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes
- Heat a pan and fry the bacon cubes in the fat until lightly browned.
- Drain on absorbent paper
- Beat the eggs lightly with a fork, add the cream, milk, salt and pepper and mix
- Roll out the dough using a rolling pin and line the bottom and edges of a 30cm springform pan with removable base.
- Spread the cheese and bacon on the bottom of the pan and pour in the cream.
- Bake in a preheated medium oven for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
- Unmold and serve.
Source: Terra
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