Herb And Mushroom Quiche From Get Cracking Food

MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200C/392F degrees Roll out the pastry on a floured surface. It should be round in shape and wide enough to cover a 9inch/23cm pie dish. It should also be about 0.5cm/2inches thick.Place the pastry into the pie dish, make sure to push it into the corners and leave some hanging over the edge. Trim off the remaining pastry but leave a small overhang. Keep any remaining pastry for fixing cracks. Using your index finger and thumb pinch the pastry along the edge. Using a fork prick the base of the pastry a few times.Pop the pastry into the fridge for 10 minutes.Remove the pastry from the fridge. Crunch up some parchment paper then place that over the pastry. Place ceramic baking beans over the paper then place the pastry in the top third of the oven and bake for 15 minutes.After 15 minutes take it out of the oven, remove the paper and beans. Check for any cracks then pop it back into the oven and bake again for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven a leave to cool a little.
• Heat a tablespoon of olive oil in a pan and cook up the shallots until they are soft about 10 minutes. Once they are cooked remove them from the pan and wipe it clean. Leave the shallots in a bowl until you are ready to use them.
• Now melt 1/4 cup/ 40g of butter in a hot pan.Add the mushrooms and cook until they are golden brown, follow tips in the post.
• Break 6 large eggs into a large mixing bowl, add 3/4 of a cup of heavy cream, 1/2 tbsp of thyme leaves, 1 minced clove of garlic, 1/4 tsp of grated nutmeg, salt and pepper and whisk well.Stir in half a cup of comté cheese, then add the mushrooms to the bowl.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 320F/160C degrees.Place the pie dish on a baking tray.Spread 1/2 a cup of vegetarian parmesan cheese over the base of the pastry.Top that with the cooked shallots. Then carefully pour the egg and mushroom mixture to the pastry.Be careful not to pour any mixture over the edge of the pastry.
• Place the tray with your quiche on it into the oven on the middle shelf and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.The quiche is done when it is golden brown on top and the filling is firm.
• Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly before serving.

MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 425° for 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove foil; set the crust aside. , In a skillet, saute mushrooms in butter. Remove with a slotted spoon; set aside. In a bowl, toss cheese with flour; add eggs, milk, savory, salt and pepper. Stir in mushrooms. Pour into crust. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

CHEESE AND FRESH HERB QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Sprinkle cheeses into crust. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and cream until blended. Stir in herbs; pour over top., Bake on a lower oven rack 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

FRESH HERBS QUICHE

Steps:

• Crust: Pulse flour and salt in a food processor until combined. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Whisk together egg and yolk with ice water. Add to flour mixture and pulse until moist crumbs start to form (no longer). Transfer mixture to a piece of plastic wrap and, using wrap and your hands, form into a disk (or 2 disks, if making 2 quiches in pie plates). Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
• Let sit at room temperature until pliable, then roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to a 14-inch round. Fit into a 9-inch springform pan, folding and pressing sides to an even thickness. (Or roll out 2 disks to 11-inch rounds and fit into 8- or 9-inch pie plates.)
• Trim edge of dough flush with top of springform pan. (If using pie plates, fold edges of dough under; crimp as desired.) Wrap in plastic; freeze at least 30 minutes and up to 3 days. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line crust with parchment; fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake, with a baking sheet on rack below, 20 minutes; remove paper and beans. Bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes (8 to 10 minutes, for pie plates). Let cool.
• Reduce oven to 375 degrees. Whisk eggs until smooth, then whisk in remaining ingredients until well combined.
• Pour custard mixture into cooled crust, stopping just short of top (if making in 2 pie plates, divide evenly between crusts). You may not need to use all of custard; be careful not to overfill.
• Arrange herb sprigs on top. Bake 10 minutes at 375 degrees, then about 55 minutes at 325 degrees. Let cool about 1 hour before serving.

CRUSTLESS HERB AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400, Lightly spray 10" pie pan with cooking spray.
• (May want to line with 2 strips of parchment paper).
• Cook mushrooms 2-3 minutes in a non stick pan to eliminate some of their moisture ( I use a 10" saute pan and then use the same pan instead of a pie pan ).
• Combine mushrooms and rest of ingredients, pour into pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce temp to 350 and bake for 35-40minutes longer.
• Let cool 10 minutes on a rack before serving.

HERBED MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms in margarine or butter.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Drain any liquid that accumulates.
• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Prick pie crust with a fork several times.
• Pre-bake pastry for 5 minutes.
• In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cheese and basil.
• Place cooled mushrooms in the pie shell.
• Sprinkle cheese-basil mixture over the mushrooms.
• Beat the eggs,water,milk powder,salt and pepper in a bowl until blended.
• Pour over cheese.
• Bake 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

HERB AND MUSHROOM QUICHE - FROM GET CRACKING!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*.
• If you are making a 'crustless' quiche, spray a 9" deep-dish pie plate well with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium/high heat. Add mushrooms and onions. Cook until mushrooms are soft.
• Stir in seasonings and set aside to cool slightly.
• Whisk eggs and cream until well combined. Stir in the mushroom mixture, cheeses and parsley.
• Pour into the pie shell or prepared pie plate. Bake for approximately 20 - 25 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.