Snacks and Light Meals Recipes - Quiche Lorraine Recipe

  
 

Snacks and Light Meals Recipes - Quiche Lorraine Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 6

  • 250 g/8 oz plain flour pinch of salt

  • 125 g/4 oz butter

  • 1 egg yolk

  • 2-3 tablespoons iced water 

Filling:

  • 50 g/2 oz butter

  • 150 g/5 oz smoked bacon, cut into small pieces

  • 350 ml/12 fl oz double cream

  • 3 eggs

  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

  • salt and pepper

Method:

  1. To make the pastry, sift the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl and rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

  2. Mix in the egg yolk and enough of the measured water to bind the ingredients. Knead the dough lightly and then chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

  3. Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface and use to line a buttered 23 cm/9 inch loose-bottomed flan tin. Prick the base of the flan with a fork.

  4. Melt half of the butter in a frying pan, add the bacon pieces and cook gently until lightly colored. Put the cream and eggs in a bowl and whisk together. Add the grated nutmeg and season with salt and pepper.

  5. Sprinkle the cooked bacon pieces over the base of the pastry case and dot with the remaining butter. Pour in the cream and egg mixture.

  6. Bake in a preheated oven, at 200°C (400°F), Gas Mark 6, for 30 minutes, or until set and golden brown. Serve warm.