Quiche

Quiche is one of the dishes, that I've been obsessed by lately. I used to consider it difficult and time-consuming to make, but I came upon an idea for the crust, that revolutionized my understanding of the dish and quickly turned it into a staple.

I've gathered some pictures from the last two quiches that I baked recently, but the varieties are endless - quiche is more an algorithm, than a recipe.

The main feature of the dish is the crust, which I prepare into the chopper.

Ingredients:

• 90 g wholegrain flour
• 85 g white flour
• 60 g water
• 55 g sunflower or other vegetable oil
• half a teaspoon of salt

Preparation: 

Mix the ingredients in the chopper with short pulses, until a dough is formed. Place the dough in a form and spread it evenly on the bottom, forming a border of 2-2.5 cm on the side. Cover the dough with baking paper and baking weights (I use a bowl of designated beach stones).

Bake in a preheated oven for 20 min at 200C. Take the dish out of the oven, remove the baking paper with the weights and bake the crust further for 5 min.

Meanwhile prepare the filling. For my Quiche Lorraine I cooked a handful of chopped mushrooms, which I spread on the crust.

Then I prepared a mixture of 3 eggs, 140 g milk, 60 g flour and ham, chopped into small pieces, which I poured on the mushrooms. I covered the filling with grated yellow cheese.

I baked the quiche in the oven for about 25 min, until ready.

This dish is equally delicious warm and cold, served with white wine or rose.

The quiche can be also vegetarian, here I made one with two zucchini, lightly cooked with olive oil and chopped dill. Once they were ready, I covered them with a tablespoon of wholegrain flour, to bond the moisture. The filling is made of 3 eggs, lightly beaten, milk, flour and cubes of feta cheese and yellow cheese, spiced with black pepper.

I'm a big fan of the zucchini version, and I've tried the same recipe with broccoli. The brilliant thing about quiche is, that it is an extremely flexible dish, adjustable to the contents of your fridge :)