Leek Quiche
Country: Wales
Ingredients:
1 |
Short Pastry
|
2 | eggs |
1 | egg yolk, beaten |
3 | leeks, well washed |
30g | butter |
1/2 cup | cream |
1/2 cup | milk |
1t | plain flour |
1 pinch | grated nutmeg or pepper |
30g | Swiss cheese |
2t | extra butter |
Step-by-step:
- Roll pastry thin and line 20 or 23cm flan.
- Chill for 15mins then prick
- Bake blind, hot oven (220C) for 7-8 mins (just
coloured)
- Remove from oven, brush inside with a little beaten
egg
- Set aside
- Slice leeks thinly (white part plus a bit of green) using
slicing disc
- Melt butter and cook leeks, covered, on low heat until
soft
- Remove lid, raise heat a little and cook until any liquid
has evaporated
- Remove from heat
- Using steel blade, process remaining beaten eggs, cream,
milk, flour, seasonings and cheese together till cheese is
finely chopped
- Arrange leeks in an even layer in the flan case
- Pour over custard, dot with extra butter
- Bake at 180C (350F) for 25-30 mins, until filling is set and
surface golden brown