Karens Cheese And Onion Quiche Food

STICKY ONION & CHEDDAR QUICHE

Steps:

• To make the pastry, tip the flour and butter into a bowl, then rub together with your fingertips until completely mixed and crumbly. Add 8 tbsp cold water, then bring everything together with your hands until just combined. Roll into a ball and use straight away or chill for up to 2 days. The pastry can also be frozen for up to a month.
• Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to a round about 5cm larger than a 25cm tin. Use your rolling pin to lift it up, then drape over the tart case so there is an overhang of pastry on the sides. Using a small ball of pastry scraps, push the pastry into the corners of the tin (see picture, above left). Chill in the fridge or freezer for 20 mins.
• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. While the pastry is chilling, heat the butter in a pan and cook the onions for 20 mins, stirring occasionally, until they become sticky and golden. Remove from the heat.
• Lightly prick the base of the tart with a fork, line the tart case with a large circle of greaseproof paper or foil, then fill with baking beans. Blind-bake the tart for 20 mins, remove the paper and beans, then continue to cook for 5-10 mins until biscuit brown.
• Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a bowl, then gradually add the cream. Stir in the onions and half the cheese, then season with salt and pepper. Carefully tip the filling into the case, sprinkle with the rest of the cheese, then bake for 20-25 mins until set and golden. Leave to cool in the case, trim the edges of the pastry, then remove and serve in slices.

KAREN'S CHEESE AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Make the pastry (recipe from Bbcgoodfood website). Chill for 30 mins minimum. Whilst pastry chills, chop onions, and sauté with the sugar, in butter for 5-10 minutes. When cool,mix with cheese,and plenty of seasoning. Blind bake pastry case in 20 cm quiche/tart tin. Add cheese and onion filling to cooked pastry case. Mix eggs and milk,and pour into quiche tin. Bake for 50 mins on 170 fan/ 180 conventional oven. When cool enough to handle, remove quiche from tin.

CHEESE AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• PASTRY CRUST:
• Sift the all purpose flour into a mixing bowl.
• Combine with the corn oil, butter and a dash of salt.
• Mix well until the texture resembles bread crumbs.
• Add the cold water, and mix well to form a dough.
• Knead lightly and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• FILLING:
• Chop the onions into cubes.
• In a frying pan, saute the onions in butter.
• Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs well.
• Add the cream and grated gruyere cheese and mix well.
• QUICHE:
• Roll out the pastry dough in an 8-inch round baking dish.
• Spread the fried onions on the bottom of the pastry crust.
• Pour in the egg and cheese mixture.
• Bake in a preheated oven for approximately half an hour, until the filling has set.
• Temperature of oven should be set at 400 degrees.
• Garnish with chopped chives or parsley.

BELL PEPPER & ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 425°F Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or just until edge begins to brown. If crust puffs up in center, gently push down with back of wooden spoon.
• 2. Meanwhile, in large bowl, combine cheese and flour; toss to coat.
• 3. Saute the Pepper and Onion until Caramelized. (drain)
• 4. Remove partially baked crust from oven; reduce oven temperature to 375°F Spoon cheese mixture into partially baked crust. In same bowl, combine all remaining ingredients; beat until well blended. Pour over cheese mixture.
• 5. Return to oven; bake at 375°F 35 to 45 minutes longer or until filling is puffed and knife inserted in center comes out clean. If necessary, cover edge of crust with strips of foil during last 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
• *Prebaking the crust a few minutes helps eliminate a soggy crust.

CARAMELISED ONION QUICHE WITH CHEDDAR & BACON

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large non-stick frying pan, add the onions and cook for 20 mins, stirring now and then, until they are soft and golden brown. Season, stir in the thyme leaves, then transfer to a plate to cool.
• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 with a large baking sheet inside. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface until large enough to line a 25cm loose-bottomed tart tin, with a little overhang of pastry all the way round the top. This will stop the pastry shrinking in the oven later. If there is more overhang than you need, trim off the excess with scissors. Gently press the pastry into the sides of the tin and prick the base with a fork. Chill for 15 mins.
• Line the pastry case with a sheet of baking parchment and fill with ceramic baking beans. Bake for 15 mins on the hot baking sheet (this helps to prevent a soggy bottom). Carefully remove the parchment and beans, then return to the oven for 10 mins more until the pastry looks cooked like shortbread, but is not too brown.
• Meanwhile, put the bacon in the pan you cooked the onions in (there's no need to wash it first or add any oil) and fry for 10 mins until golden. Lift from the pan onto kitchen paper to remove any excess fat. Beat the cream, milk and eggs with seasoning and nutmeg, then stir in the bacon and half the cheese.
• Remove the pastry case from the oven and reduce heat to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Spoon the caramelised onions evenly over the base of the pastry case. Pour in the bacon mixture, then scatter with the remaining cheese, the thyme sprigs and a little nutmeg. Bake for 25-30 mins until golden and the filling is just set with a slight wobble in the centre.
• Trim the excess pastry and leave to settle for 10 mins, then remove from the tin and slice.

CHEESE AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• place the flour, oats and salt in a mixing bowl and rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles bread-crumbs.
• add the water and mix to a firm dough.
• turn onto floured surface and need lightly until smooth.
• roll out and use to line a 20 inch flan dish.
• chill for 15 minutes.
• meanwhile make the filling.
• heat the oil in a pan; add the onions and fry gently till transparent.
• mix the eggs and milk together, then stir in the cheese and onions salt and pepper to taste.
• pour into flan case and bake in a preheated oven, 190 or 375, for 30-35 minutes.
• serve hot or cold with salad.