Quiche Lorraine

The mother of all quiches…. A homemade Quiche Lorraine is one of those things reserved for special occasions that puts store bought to shame. Surprise yourself with how easy it is to make a homemade quiche crust – or make life easy using frozen pastry or a pre prepared pie crust.

Quiche Lorraine

I can’t remember when I made my first quiche, but I can tell you for sure that it was a Quiche Lorraine. Because just as Pork Carnitas are the King of Taco Carts, Quiche Lorraine is surely the Queen of all savoury tarts.

Bacon. Surely it’s the bacon. I mean, how could a Zucchini Quiche possibly ever compete? 😉

Did you know…

This is not a REAL Quiche Lorraine. This is Quiche Lorraine as it is known outside of France. 🙂

As with many traditional dishes, once it leaves the country of origin, it tends to evolve. The filling for traditional Quiche Lorraine, very strictly speaking, is made only with bacon, eggs and cream/creme fraiche. If you add anything else to it, the French say it ain’t a Quiche Lorraine anymore! 😂

So basically, I break the rules and the French may be cursing me. But this is the Quiche Lorraine flavour that will be familiar to those who live outside of France, that I have always known and loved.

The onion adds more savoury flavour. I can’t help adding garlic to that – because when I sauté onion in butter, I add garlic like I’m on auto pilot.

As for adding cheese… I truly cannot image quiche without cheese. I have never had quiche without cheese!

Quiche crust

The pastry for quiche is a simple shortcrust pastry that is buttery and crumbly, crispy yet soft enough to cut your fork through without the needing to jack hammer it.

If you are lacking in time, use a pre-prepared pie crust or frozen shortcrust pastry. 

But if you do have the time, it is truly worth making the effort to make your own pastry. Homemade quiche pastry is buttery and flaky in a way that store bought never will be.

And the thing is – it’s so darn easy using a food processor. The dough comes together in mere minutes – flour, butter, salt, water, blitz = ball of soft dough ready for baking.

Get the recipe for a easy homemade Quiche Crust.

It’s really hard to capture how buttery and flaky the homemade shortcrust pastry is in a photo, but here’s my attempt. 🙂 The pastry is crispy yet soft enough for the fork to cut through with barely any effort. Just as shortcrust pastry should be!

So here is my Quiche Lorraine recipe. There have been minor improvements since I first published it, streamlining the steps and explaining them more clearly. Most notably, the addition of a recipe video which I hope shows how simply the homemade quiche crust is to make, and how beautifully custardy the filling is!

Happy weekend everyone! A great one for a brunch? With……QUICHE?? 😉 Oh…and I believe Mother’s Day is around the corner… 🤔 – Nagi x

MORE GREAT BRUNCH RECIPES

• Frittata
• Spanish Tortilla (egg and potato omelette)
• Bill Grangers’ Corn Fritters
• Zucchini Fritters and Broccoli Fritters
• Hash Brown Crust Quiche Lorraine
• CRUSTLESS Quiche – custardy, golden and fabulous (plus super speedy & low carb)

TRY THESE ON THE SIDE

• Roast Pumpkin, Spinach and Feta Salad
• Kale and Quinoa Salad – pictured below, keeps well for days and days!
• Apple Salad with Candied Walnuts and Cranberries – make this when you’re wanting to impress
• Any fresh garden salad or steamed vegetables with French Vinaigrette, Italian or Balsamic Dressing

The Quiche Extended Family

• Quiche Lorraine – the French mother, with the buttery flaky crust
• Salmon Quiche – the elegant aunt. Made with smoked salmon, save this one for special occasions
• Italian Sausage Quiche – the cheeky Italian uncle
• Hash Brown Crust Quiche Lorraine – the flashy cousin with a hash brown crust
• Frittata with Bacon – the father, made the traditional way (stove then oven)
• Baked Vegetable Frittata – the uncle,made the easy way (pour and bake!)
• Frittata Egg Muffins – the healthy sister
• Spanish Tortilla (Omelette) – the Spanish potato-loving aunt

WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT

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Quiche Lorraine

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 1 hr 15 mins

Total: 1 hr 45 mins

Quiche, Tart

French, Western

4.98 from 73 votes

Servings8

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Recipe VIDEO above. A classic Quiche Lorraine with a gorgeous smooth filling loaded with bacon. Make this with my EASY shortcrust quiche pastry or use store bought. Quiche is a brilliant make ahead because it's one of those things that truly reheats well without compromise - see notes. 

Ingredients

Quiche Crust - choose one:

• ▢ 1 homemade quiche crust (shortcrust pastry)
• ▢ 2 sheets shortcrust , thawed
• ▢ 1 prepared pie shell , fridge or frozen

Bacon Filling:

• ▢ 1 tbsp / 15g butter
• ▢ 1 garlic clove , minced
• ▢ 1/2 onion, finely chopped (~1/2 cup)
• ▢ 200 g / 6.5 oz bacon, cut into small strips (1.5 x 0.5cm / 2/3" x 1/5")

Egg Mixture

• ▢ 4 eggs (~55- 65g / 2 oz each)
• ▢ 1 1/4 cups (300ml) heavy cream (thickened cream) (Note 1)
• ▢ Pinch of salt & pepper

Cheese:

• ▢ 1 1/4 cups (125g) grated gruyere cheese (or tasty, cheddar, monterey jack)

Garnish (optional):

• ▢ 50g / 2 oz bacon, chopped and cooked until golden

Instructions

Quiche Crust:

• Frozen shortcrust pastry or homemade quiche crust - prepare and bake the crust per Quiche Crust recipe (23cm / 9" quiche tin).
• Prepared pie shell - bake per packet directions.

Bacon Filling:

• Preheat oven to 200C/390F (standard) or 180C/350F (fan / convection).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium high heat. Add onion, garlic and bacon. Cook until bacon is light golden.
• Transfer to a paper towel lined bowl and leave to cool.

Egg Mixture:

• Place ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.

Assembling and Baking:

• Place quiche tin with cooked quiche crust on tray. Scatter cooled Bacon Filling evenly across base of cooked quiche crust.
• Scatter cheese evenly across top.
• Carefully pour Egg mixture over the top. Push some of the cheese/bacon below the surface.
• Bake for 35 - 40 minutes until the top is golden. The centre should still jiggly.
• Garnish with Extra Bacon, if using. Rest for 10 minutes before removing from the pan to cut and serve. 

Recipe Notes:

1. Cream - Works really great with any full fat cream. Please don't use low fat / fat reduced cream because you will risk the filling not setting. I like to use heavy / thickened cream (for whipping or pouring) with 35%+ fat content.

2. Pictured in post with this Kale and Quinoa Salad which I happened to have on hand because it's one of the few salads I know that keeps well for days and days.

3. MAKE AHEAD: Quiche is brilliant reheated. Keep for 3 - 4 days in the fridge then reheat for 15 minutes at 180C/350F in the oven. Or freeze, then defrost a slice for 2 minutes on high in the microwave then bake for 8 minutes.

4. Nutrition per slice, assuming 8 slices with homemade pastry. This does not take into account the drained bacon fat so the calories and fat are slightly higher than they actually are.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 116gCalories: 427cal (21%)

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Originally published August 2016, updated with new photos, slightly better filling and most importantly, a recipe video!

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Giving me those “pity” eyes….no Quiche for Dozer!

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