Quiche /Quiche Lorraine

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Quiche was first discovered in French. It a french tart that has a thin crust of Pastry and filling in it. Traditionally it is filled with Custard, cheese, meat, seafood, or veggies. In the vegetarian version Spinach is the most commonly used vegetable.

The word was first found in French in 1805, and in 1605 in Lorrain Patois. It is also connected to Belgium somehow. Lorraine is a place in France. Lorrain is the language spoken by the people of this region and also in Alsace and Gaume in Belgium.

So somehow I found the connection of the Quiche to Belgium .

Though English Cuisine is famous for Pastry where they filled it with cream and eggs,Quiche is still known as a French Dish or French Tart.

Here I am sharing the recipe for Traditional Vegetarian Quiche using Spinach. You can also make Mini Quiche as a starter and also with something sweet as a dessert.

Ingredients :

for the Base /crust /tart

• 4/5 cup of Refined Flour
• 2/5 cup butter cubes(not melted)
• pinch of salt
• Coldwater to form the dough
• Tool required – Tart mould or Pie mould

For the Stuffing

• Butter
• 3 cups of blenched and chopped spinach
• onions small chopped
• green chillies
• garlic
• milk
• fresh cream
• cheese cream
• grated cheese
• oregano
• salt as per your requirement

Procedure

For the Crust :

1. Take a big bowl to make the dough.
2. Sieve the flour add butter and salt to it.
3. Mix it with your fingertips, try to avoid using your palm.
4. you will need around 2 tbsp of cold/chilled water to make the dough
5. Roll out the Dough make it thin (not too thick and not too thin )
6. Take the mould and grease it with butter properly.
7. Arrange the roll out dough on the tart.
8. press it properly and remove extra from the edges.
9. Prick it with the fork on the bottom and the sides.
10. Bake it in a preheated oven for around 15 mins. preheated oven at 200 degrees.
11. Take out from the oven and let it cool, don’t remove it from the mould.

For Stuffing :

1. Heat a pan add butter in the pan.
2. Add chillies, garlic saute for a min
3. Add Onions and saute until it turns golden.
4. Add Spinach and cook it well, add salt to it
5. Take out the mixture in a bowl and let it cool
6. Add fresh cream, cream cheese and milk to the mixture and also oregano
7. Pour the mixture in the crust
8. Tap it well
9. Sprinkle grated cheese over it
10. Bake it in the preheated oven for around 10 mins.

Take out from the oven and serve it , remove it from the mould and serve it hot .

Tip :Most important to use the chilled water

Don’t forget to prick the crust

Don’t make loose dough

Another option –

you can also use other vegetables like bell peppers ,corns ,zucchini etc and prepare Vegetable Quiche.