Rosemarys Mini Quiches Recipes

SPINACH-RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; add onion and cook for 1 minute. Add spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to wilt, about 1 minute. Cover skillet and cook for 1 minute more, allowing condensation to build inside the skillet. Remove from heat, uncover, and stir.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press pie pastry into a 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie pan. Prick bottom and sides with a fork.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.
• Combine eggs, ricotta cheese, cream, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, basil, salt, and pepper in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
• Spread spinach and onion mixture evenly over the crust. Pour egg mixture on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until center of quiche is set and the top is lightly browned, about 40 minutes. Allow to stand for 10 minutes before serving.

MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Remove crusts from bread; spread bread with butter on one side.
• Place buttered side down, pressing firmly into muffin cups.
• Be careful not to tear the bread.
• Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine eggs and milk in a large liquid measuring cup.
• Set aside.
• Saute bacon and green onions until both are cooked; drain fat.
• Divide evenly between the 12 bread cups.
• Pour a bit of the egg mixture over top, allowing it to be partially absorbed, then add more.
• Sprinkle with cheese.
• Return to oven and bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden and puffed.
• Cool and remove from tins.
• These do stick a bit but are well worth the effort.

QUICHE IN PROSCIUTTO CUPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Coat a mini muffin pan with cooking spray. Press 1 piece prosciutto into each of 8 cups. Whisk egg whites and whole egg until smooth. Whisk in yogurt, olives, rosemary, salt and pepper. Divide mixture among cups. Bake, uncovered, until quiches are cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes. Garnish with rosemary.

ROSEMARY'S MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Line a greased muffin tin with circles of pastry (I use the top of a glass to cut out a round).
• Saute onion and Bacon or microwave med/high 3 minutes.
• Combine with remaining ingredients, season to taste.
• Spoon mixture into pastry hollows Bake 20 mins 180C/ 350°F.

CHEESE AND ROSEMARY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450°F. In medium bowl, stir Bisquick mix, cheese, milk and 1/2 teaspoon of the rosemary leaves until soft dough forms. On ungreased cookie sheet, drop dough by 9 spoonfuls.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. In small bowl, mix butter, garlic powder and remaining 1/2 teaspoon rosemary leaves; brush over warm biscuits.

SAVORY VEGETABLE MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Let pie crusts stand at room temperature 15 minutes.
• Lightly spray mini-muffin pan with vegetable oil.
• Whisk milk and eggs in bowl.
• To bowl, add the bacon, zucchini, mushrooms, green onion, cheese, garlic and black pepper to bowl.
• Set aside.
• On lightly floured surface, roll one crust to a 12-inch circle.
• Cut out 12 pastry pieces, using a round cutter (scalloped cutters look pretty).
• Press one pastry piece into each muffin cup.
• Repeat with remaining crust to fill remaining muffin cups.
• Fill each muffin cup with a rounded scoop of vegetable mixture.
• Bake 17-20 minutes or until crusts are light golden brown.
• Cool in pan 2 minutes; carefully remove mini quiches from pan.
• Serve warm.

GARDEN VEGETABLE QUICHE

Steps:

• Let pastry shell stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 4 minutes. Remove foil; bake 4 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 350°., In a large skillet, saute the onion, mushrooms and squash in butter until tender. Add spinach and garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Spoon into crust; top with cheese. , In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, salt, rosemary and pepper until blended; pour over cheese. , Cover edges of crust loosely with foil. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.