Classic Bacon And Egg Quiche Food

CLASSIC BACON AND EGG QUICHE

Steps:

• Bake chilled dough in a 9 1/2-inch tart pan at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Patch any small holes with leftover dough. Cool.
• Make the custard: in mixing bowl, beat eggs. Whisk in crème fraîche, milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg and cayenne. Set aside.
• Put bacon in small saucepan, cover with water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer for about 5 minutes or until tender, then drain and cool slightly.
• Set tart pan on a baking sheet. Sprinkle bacon evenly over bottom of pastry. Add Gruyère if using. Beat custard once more and carefully pour into tart shell. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, until top is golden and custard is set. Cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

EGG AND BACON QUICHE (CRUSTLESS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl.
• Pour mixture into a greased pie plate or cake pan.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour or until quiche has set.

CLASSIC QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees.
• Unfold pie crust and place into 9 inch pie pan.
• Press firmly into pie pan and bake for 8 minutes.
• set aside.
• Prepare filling--------------.
• In a large skillet, cook bacon 5-6 minutes until crisp and drain on paper towel.
• In a small bowl, beat eggs, add half and half and nutmeg and blend well.
• Crumble bacon over baked pie crust and sprinkle cheese over crumbled bacon.
• Carefully pour egg mixture into pie pan.
• Bake quiche at 425 for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake 15-20 minutes longer until golden brown or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

TURKEY BACON AND BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Unroll the pie crust and fit it into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate.
• Arrange 6 strips of the bacon one above the other in a square on a baking sheet; the edges should touch but not overlap. Working with one of the remaining strips at a time, weave them over and under to form a lattice.
• Whisk the Cheddar, milk, eggs, broccoli, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a medium bowl until well combined. Pour into the pie crust. Bake the bacon lattice and quiche on separate baking sheets until the bacon is just starting to crisp up and the quiche is slightly set but still jiggly in the center, about 15 minutes.
• Use 2 spatulas to transfer the bacon lattice to the top of the quiche. Continue baking until the bacon is golden brown and crisp and the quiche is set, 15 to 20 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

CANADIAN BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9-inch pie dish with vegetable oil spray.
• With a rolling pin, flatten each slice of bread on a cutting board or flat surface.
• Cut 5 slices in half vertically (from top crust to bottom crust).
• Cut a 3-inch circle from the remaining slice with a round cookie cutter or a knife (this will go in the center of the crust).
• Place slices of bread in the bottom of the pie dish, slightly overlapping each piece to form a crust, gently pressing in the bottom and partially up the side of the pie dish.
• Place the reserved bread circle in the center and gently press down into the other slices of bread.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until bread is toasted and golden brown. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.
• Scatter Canadian bacon evenly in the bottom of the crust. Top evenly with red bell pepper and green onions.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, egg substitute, eggs, Parmesan cheese, oregano, salt, and pepper, until blended.
• Carefully pour egg mixture over the meat and vegetable filling and place the pie dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is set. Remove from oven and let mixture rest 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.

CHEESE AND BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• place flour into a bowl and stir in the salt, rub in the butter quickly until it resembles breadcrumbs, then using a metal knife stir in the egg yolk and water to form a dough. wrap in cling film and chill for 30-45minutes.
• pre-heat oven to 200C/gas 6, roll out the pastry and line a lightly greased 23cm/9in loose bottomed quiche tin. trim the edges leaving a slight overlap and line the case with parchment/greaseproof paper and fill with baking beans, chill for 10minutes then bake blind for 12-15minutes.
• Meanwhile, fry the bacon in a little oil until crisp, add the onions to the pan and fry gently until soft but not brown, about 8-10mins. Add the herbs and stir through, drain off the fat and set aside using a little kitchen paper to soak up any more excess fat.
• remove pastry case from the oven and cool slightly for 5 mins, then remove the bsking beans and paper, pierce the base all over with a fork and brush with the dijon mustard. bake for a further 6 mins. Remove the case from the oven and turn the oven down to 180C/gas 4. When cool enough, trim the edges with a knife.
• Beat the cream with the eggs and season with plently of pepper. Sprinkle the onions and bacon onto the pastry case, then the cheese and pour over the cream and egg mixture. Bake in the centre of the oven for 40 mins or until cooked through and brown.

CLASSIC QUICHE (70'S STYLE)

Steps:

• Place bacon in pie shell, then sprinkle in cheese.
• In bowl, beat together eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper.
• Pour over the cheese.
• Break cold butter into small pieces over top.
• Bake in 375 oven 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.

COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain (reserving 1 tablespoon of grease) crumble bacon and set aside. Heat reserved bacon grease in skillet and saute onion until soft.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, flour, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Add bacon, onion, mozzarella and cheddar cheese; mix well. Pour mixture into pie crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until lightly brown on top and firm in the middle. Serve warm.

QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190c, 375f, Gas mark 5.
• Line a 18cm (7inch) flan dish or sandwich tin with pastry.
• Fry bacon lightly, then cool.
• Place half the cheese in the pastry case and cover with bacon.
• Beat the eggs and milk together, season and pour over cheese and bacon. Sprinkle on remaining cheese.
• Bake for about 40 min until set and golden brown.

CHEF JOHN'S QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Roll pie dough to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate and chill for at least 20 minutes before baking. Line the chilled pie crust with foil and fill halfway up with dried beans, rice, or baking weights. Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes. Remove foil and weights and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Reduce oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from pan to drain. Blot out some of the oil from the skillet, leaving 1 to 2 teaspoons. Add leeks, onion, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until tender and golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk eggs, egg yolks, cream, and milk together in a large bowl. Add thyme and stir to combine.
• Sprinkle 2/3 of onion-leek mixture on the bottom of the baked crust. Top with 1/3 cooked bacon and 2/3 Gruyere cheese. Ladle in egg mixture carefully. Sprinkle with remaining onion-leek mixture, remaining bacon, and remaining Gruyere cheese.
• Bake filled quiche in the preheated oven until browned and set, and no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.