Creamy, Tasty and Dead Simple Quiche!
- premade puff pastry
- 3 eggs
- 300 ml double cream (Depending on how much mixture you want, always use 1 part cream to 1 part egg.)
- 12 beef tomatoes (or two normal sized tomatoes)
- 4 slices of fairly thick-cut ham
- 12 medium onion
- 1 teaspoon butter
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 30 g grated cheese
- Preheat oven to gas mark 5.
- Move shelf to centre of oven.
- Very, very lightly grease and lightly flour a 12in flan/quiche tin.
- Lightly flour work surface.
- Roll out pastry not too thick and place in tin.
- Make sure the pastry rises up the sides of the dish very well and trim; because when the pastry cooks, it will shrink.
- Cook the pastry on middle shelf of oven for 20-25 minutes, or until not soggy.
- Don't remove the pastry when soggy, otherwise will taste really, really bad.
- Whilst waiting for the pastry to cook, whisk the cream and eggs together in a large bowl with a hand whisk or fork.
- Whisk until perfectly combined.
- Set aside.
- Cut up the 1/2 Onion into small 2cm pieces.
- Melt the butter and sugar in a small saucepan on low heat.
- Avoid boiling the mixture.
- When sugar has dissolved, turn heat low and add onions to mixture.
- allow the onions to soften slightly, so they won't be raw in quiche.
- Leave for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Cut up tomato/tomatoes into small 1cm cubes.
- Also cut ham into small squares.
- Remove onions from heat, and add ham and tomatoes to mixture.
- When pastry is cooked to not-soggy form, remove from oven.
- Pre-heat a baking sheet in the oven.
- Leave to cool slightly.
- Grate cheese.
- Evenly spoon the ham, onion and tomato mixture over the base of the pastry.
- Sprinkle all grated cheese over the vegetables.
- Spoon the egg and cream mixture over the top.
- Avoid spilling it over the sides.
- This will happen if you cut your pastry too short in the beginning, it would have shrunk even further.
- You may have some mixture remaining.
- Place the quiche on the pre-heated baking sheet.
- This will help the base of the quiche to cook.
- Cook in oven for 25 minutes or until golden.
- Leave to cool slightly.
- Serve warm.
- Tastes best when eaten on day of bake - or 10 minutes after bake!
premade puff pastry, eggs, cream, beef tomatoes, ham, onion, butter, sugar, grated cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/creamy-tasty-and-dead-simple-quiche-121030 (may not work)