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Quiche lorraine

How to make quiche Lorraine

It is an open pie filled with a savory creamy custard filled with spinach and bacon
Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine American, French
Keyword breakfast, delicious, food porn, french food, open pie, pielovers, quiche, whole wheat crust
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 4 person
Author indrani

Ingredients

Ingredients

Crust

  • 1 cup of whole wheat flour
  • 6 tbsp of butter
  • 3 to 4 tbsp of ice water
  • Salt to taste

Filling

  • 1/2 cup bacon chopped
  • 1 cup cream
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup cheddar
  • 1/2 cup mozarella
  • 1 cup spinach chopped
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg grated
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp chili flakes optional

Instructions

Preparation

Crust

  1. Add the flour and butter in the mixer grinder and pulse
  2. Add ice cold water
  3. Spread over the kitchen table surface
  4. Add some loose flour and bring together
  5. Roll it and slowly transfer to a greased tart dish
  6. Blind baking
  7. Add some dry beans on a baking paper ,keep over the crust
  8. Bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes at 200 degrees.

Making custard

  1. In a pan add 1 tbsp of butter and fry onions till golden
  2. Then fry spinach
  3. Add this spinach to cold cream and cheese and mix
  4. Beat 4 eggs and add to this mixture
  5. in the prebaked crust line with bakon
  6. add the custard from top
  7. Sprinkle grated nutmeg

Baking

  1. Bake for 30 minutes at 200 degrees.
  2. For 10 minutes bake at 170 degrees.