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The most classic of quiche recipes is Quiche Lorraine. The salty smokiness of the bacon is the absolute perfect complement to the creamy tang of the of the swiss cheese. This is a perfect combination. Any of the quiche crust recipes can be used for this dish, although we prefer the classic crust.

* 1 pre-made pie pastry for a 9 inch single crust pie
* 12 slices bacon
* 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
* 1/3 cup chopped green onion
* 4 eggs, beaten
* 2 cups light cream
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
* 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Place bacon in a large skillet, and fry over medium heat until crisp. Drain on paper towels, then chop coarsely. Sprinkle bacon, cheese and onion into pastry shell.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, salt, and cayenne pepper. Pour mixture into pastry shell.
4. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F, and bake an additional 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted 1 inch from edge comes out clean. Allow quiche to sit 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.

Here is another quiche crust that can be used for many of the quiche recipes here. As the name indicates, this quiche crust is very simple and easy. Note that this quiche crust is not baked until the filling is added.

1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup olive oil or canola oil
1/4 cup ice water

Mix the flour and salt with a fork. Beat oil and water with whisk or fork to thicken. Pour into flour and mix with fork. Press into 9″ buttered pie pan. Trim the excess dough. Fill with quiche mixture and bake at 400F until done.

While this crust works well for quiche, it is not as adaptable for use as a pie crust. This recipe can be doubled for 2 crusts.

The foundation of every quiche recipe is the quiche crust. The quiche crust recipe below is for a classic quiche crust. It can be used as the crust for most of the quiche recipes posted here. Each quiche recipe will indicate which quiche crust can be used as an option.

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 large egg
1 teaspoon cold water

1 large egg white, lightly beaten

Mix the flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor. Add butter and use the pulse feature until the mix forms a coarse meal. Whisk 1 egg and 1 teaspoon cold water in small bowl; add to the flour mixture. Continue pulsing until moist clumps form. Transfer to a lightly floured work surface and gently knead until dough comes together (about 4 turns). Form into ball then flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic and chill for 1 hour. Dough can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.

Butter a 9 1/2-inch round fluted tart pan with removable bottom. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 12 inches round. Transfer the dough to the tart pan. Press onto the bottom and up sides of pan. Trim any excess dough. Chill 1 hour.

Some of the quiche recipes here will call for the crust to be unbaked, while others will call for it to be pre-baked. If the recipe calls for a pre-baked crust, continue with the directions below.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter large square of foil and press, butter side down, onto crust. Fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and weights. Using fork, pierce bottom of crust all over (about 10 times). Bake until golden, about 10 minutes. Brush lightly with egg white. Cool. Crust can be baked 6 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.

Quiche.net is the ultimate quiche recipe resource. Our love of quiche led to the development of Quiche.net. Quiche is a wonderfully creamy and rich egg and milk/cream custard that is baked in a pastry shell. This savory dish can have a wide variety of fillings added to the custard to satisfy everyone’s palette.

We will start out with a couple of quiche crust recipes, which can be used as the basis for many of the quiche recipes in Quiche.net. A store bought pie shell may also be used as an option for many of the quiche recipes. Each quiche recipe will note which quiche crust options can be used.

Enjoy and have fun!

Quiche Lorraine