Roquefort and Walnut Quiche
- 58 ounces, weight Walnuts
- 3-58 ounces, weight Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1-78 ounces, weight Butter Cold And Cubed
- 2 Tablespoons Cold Water
- 3-58 ounces, weight Roquefort
- 7 ounces, weight Ricotta Cheese
- 3 whole Eggs, Whisked
- 10 tablespoons, 7 pinches Cream
- 2 Tablespoons Walnut Oil
- 1 pinch Salt And Pepper
- 1.
- Toast the walnuts in a dry pan for about 1 2 minutes on medium heat untille they smell toasted.
- Add to a bowl and leave to cool.
- When they are cooled, grind them down to fine crumbs in a food processor.
- Sieve the flour and the salt in a bowl and add the butter.
- Use your hands to rub the butter into the flour; it has to look like fine breadcrumbs.
- Add the walnut crumbs and stir well.
- Start adding the tablespoons of cold water and mix with a knife until you have a smooth dough.
- If necessary, use less or more water.
- Flour your countertop and lay the dough on it.
- Knead lightly and make a flat circle.
- Wrap in foil and place in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- 2.
- Roll out your dough untill you have a circle of about 29 cm in diameter.
- Line your 23 cm buttered quiche tin with it.
- Use a fork and prick the bottom.
- Put in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- 3.
- Line the pastry with baking paper and fill with dried beans or rice.
- Bake the pastry blind for 10 minutes in a preheated 190C oven.
- Remove the dried beans or rice and the paper and bake for another 5-6 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 10 minutes.
- 4.
- Make the filling.
- Add the roquefort, ricotta cheese, eggs, cream, walnut oil, salt and pepper to a food processor.
- Pulse untill everything is mixed but not too smooth.
- I like to leave some of the roquefort behind so I can flake some in at the end.
- 5.
- Scoop the filling into the pastry and pop in the oven for 20 minutes untill the filling has risen.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes.
- Serve with a green salad.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/roquefort-and-walnut-quiche/ (may not work)