Perfect Quiche Lorraine! Bacon, cheese and onions | The Recipe Rebel

Описание

PRINTABLE RECIPE & NUTRITION INFO: https://www.thereciperebel.com/quiche-lorraine/

INGREDIENTS:
Pie Crust
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour (163 grams)
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp salt
½ cup cold unsalted butter cubed (112 grams)
3-4 tablespoons cold water

Quiche Lorraine
4 slices thick cut bacon
½ medium red onion finely diced
1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese (Havarti, Mozzarella, White Cheddar also work)
5 large eggs
½ cup whole milk
½ cup heavy cream
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions
Pie crust:
Stir together flour, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Cut in cold butter with a pastry cutter (or use your hands!) until crumbly -- the butter should be in roughly pea-sized chunks. (See Food Processor instructions here)
Stir in 2-3 tbsp cold water and work dough with your hands until it comes together in a ball, adding in additional ice water if necessary.
Shape into a fat disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or freeze 20 minutes to chill.
Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Roll out dough so that it is a couple inches larger than the pie plate you're baking it in.
Press the pie crust into the pie plate. Trim any edges that are very long, then fold the overhang under and pinch to form a thick crust edge. Crimp as desired or decorate as desired.
Blind bake: place a piece of parchment paper in the center of the unbaked pie crust. Fill with pie weights or dried beans.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are very light golden brown. Remove pie weights and parchment and bake for another 10 minutes or until bottom of pie crust looks dry and is starting to brown. Cool slightly.

Quiche Lorraine
Chop bacon into small pieces. In a medium skillet, cook bacon until crisp over medium-high heat (about 5 minutes). Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel.
In bacon fat, cook onion until softened and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. If there is lots of fat remaining, remove with a slotted spoon and place in pre-baked pie crust.
Add bacon and cheese to the onion in the pie crust.
In a medium bowl or large liquid measuring cup, whisk together eggs, milk, cream, salt and pepper.
Pour into crust over the rest of the filling ingredients. Bake, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes until crust is golden brown. Cover crust with foil if browning too quickly, and continue baking for 10-20 minutes until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (the center will be set).
Let cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.