Swiss And Chive Quiche Recipes

QUICHE RECIPE

Steps:

• I like to make sure my pie dough is prepared before I begin the quiche. Make pie dough the night before because it needs to chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before rolling out and blind baking (next step).
• On a floured work surface, roll out one of the disks of chilled dough (use the 2nd pie crust for another recipe). Turn the dough about a quarter turn after every few rolls until you have a circle 12 inches in diameter. Carefully place the dough into a 9-inch pie dish. Tuck it in with your fingers, making sure it is completely smooth. To make a lovely edge, I do not trim excess dough around the edges. Instead, fold the excess dough back over the edge and use your hands to mold the edge into a rim around the pie. Crimp the edges with a fork or use your fingers to flute the edges. Chill the pie crust in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 5 days. Cover the pie crust with plastic wrap if chilling for longer than 30 minutes.
• While the crust is chilling, preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Line the chilled pie crust with parchment paper. Fill with pie weights or dried beans. Make sure the weights are evenly distributed around the pie dish. Bake until the edges of the crust are starting to brown, about 15-16 minutes. Remove pie from the oven and carefully lift the parchment paper (with the weights) out of the pie. Prick holes all around the bottom crust with a fork. Return the pie crust to the oven. Bake until the bottom crust is just beginning to brown, about 7-8 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside. (Crust can still be warm when you pour in the filling. You can partially pre-bake the crust up to 3 days ahead of time. Cover cooled crust tightly and refrigerate until ready to fill.)
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F (177°C).
• In a large bowl with a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs, whole milk, heavy cream, salt, and pepper together on high speed until completely combined, about 1 minute. Whisk in add-ins and then pour into crust.
• Bake the quiche until the center is just about set, about 45-55 minutes. Don't over-bake. Use a pie crust shield to prevent the pie crust edges from over-browning. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. Top with optional toppings before slicing and serving, if desired. Or you can cool the quiche completely before serving- it's fantastic at room temperature!
• This quiche makes great leftovers! Cover tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

BUTTERMILK QUICHE WITH HAM, CHEDDAR, AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Mix the flour and salt together in a bowl. Add the shortening and butter and rub both into the flour using your hands until the mixture is coarse and sandy with some larger bits of butter. Place the bowl in the freezer for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Remove the bowl from the freezer. Add the ice water to the bowl by the teaspoon, mixing well between each addition with a fork. Once the dough can hold itself together in a rough ball when pressed with the fork, it's ready.
• Dust a work surface lightly with flour and turn out the dough. Lightly flour the top of the dough then gently roll it out with a rolling pin. Roll the dough slightly larger than the circumference of a 9-inch (23-cm) pie plate.
• Once rolled, gently turn the pie plate upside down on top of the dough. Use a paring knife to trim around the pie plate, leaving a 1-inch (2 ½-cm) border around the edge of the dish. Starting at one edge of the dough, carefully roll it around the rolling pin all the way to the other side. Lift the rolling pin up and then over onto the pie plate. Unroll the dough so it drapes over the entire top of the plate. Carefully adjust the dough to center it in the pie plate if necessary.
• Use your hands to gently and quickly pat the dough down and into the bottom of the pie plate, as well as up and over the edges of the plate. Press your fork around the edges of dough around the entire plate to crimp. Use a pair of scissors to trim any excess dough, leaving a small perimeter of dough hanging over the plate to account for shrinkage in the oven. Lightly prick the bottom of the dough evenly all over with the fork to make steam vents.
• Place the pie plate in the preheated oven and par bake it for 18-20 minutes. While the dough is in the oven check it periodically for puffing. You may need to poke a few extra holes, or gently press down any puffed up air bubbles with the fork as it bakes.
• Once baked, remove the plate from the oven and set the crust on a wire rack to cool.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the buttermilk, eggs, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper together until smooth.
• Scatter half of the cheddar over the the bottom of the pre-baked crust. The crust can be warm or cooled. Top the cheese with the ham, onion, and chives. Pour the egg custard over everything and finish the top with the remaining grated cheese.
• Dip a pastry brush into the egg filling and brush the outer crust edges around the entire pie plate. Carefully place the quiche in the oven and bake it for 30 to 33 minutes. Transfer the quiche to a wire rack and let it cool for a minimum of 30 minutes before slicing. Serve the quiche warm or at room temperature, alone or with a simple green salad.

SWISS CHICKEN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425. Bake pastry shell 8 minutes; remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, toss cheese with flour and bouillon; add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour into prepared pastry shell. Bake 40-45 minutes or until set. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

SWISS CHEESE QUICHE (JULIA CHILD)

Steps:

• To partly bake the pastry shell:.
• Bake in middle of oven at 400 degrees F. for 8-9 minutes.
• For filling:.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place oven rack in upper third of oven.
• Beat eggs.
• Add enough cream (or milk or cream-milk combination) so that eggs and cream measure 1 1/2 cups total.
• Add salt, nutmeg and pepper; mix through.
• Stir in cheese. Check seasoning.
• Pour into pastry shell and distribute butter pieces on top. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or til puffed and browned.
• Slide quiche onto a hot platter and serve.

MUSHROOM & SWISS CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• For Pastry: Sift together the flour and salt.
• Using a pastry blender, cut the shortening in until mixture resembles cornmeal.
• Slowly sprinkle ice water over the top, while tossing the mixture up from the bottom of the bowl with a fork.
• Gather the dough into a ball, using only enough water to hold the ball together.
• Wrap ball in waxed paper and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Remove from fridge and roll out into a circle which is 2 inches larger than the diameter of the pie pan being used.
• Put dough into pan.
• Place a piece of aluminum foil on the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan.
• Fill with dry beans (this will stop the pastry from puffing up during baking).
• Bake in preheated 450F degree oven, on lowest rack, for 12 minutes.
• Take from oven and remove beans and foil (be careful, they will be hot).
• Meanwhile, prepare filling: Melt butter, add onions and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in mushrooms, 1 tsp salt and lemon juice.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are done and all the liquid has evaporated.
• Continue frying the mushrooms in the butter for about 1 minute.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs and cream together.
• Add the remaining salt, pepper and nutmeg.
• Stir in the mushrooms.
• Pour into prepared pastry shell, sprinkle with swiss cheese and dot with softened butter.
• Bake in preheated 350F degree oven for 35 minutes or until quiche is puffy and browned, and a knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

SWISS CHICKEN QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake pie shell 8 minutes (quick shell) Remove from oven and set aside. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
• 2. In medium bowl, toss cheese, flour and bouillon; Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Pour into pie shell and bake 40-45 minutes until pie is set.
• 3. I also use monterey jack/cheddar mix and I use 1 1/2-2 cups cheese instead of 1 cup.