Classic Quiche Lorraine
Bacon, Gruyere cheese and onions mingle in perfect harmony amidst the eggs and cream in this timeless classic.
Ingredients
Serves: 6
- 1 23cm unbaked pastry case
- 12 rashers bacon
- 100g grated Gruyere cheese
- 5 tablespoons minced onion
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 500ml single cream
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon caster sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Method
Prep:15min ›
Cook:55min ›
Extra time:10min ›
Ready in:1hr20min
- Preheat oven to 220 C / Gas 7.
- Place bacon in a large frying pan, and fry over medium-high heat until crisp. Drain on kitchen roll, then chop coarsely. Sprinkle bacon, cheese and onion into pastry case.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, salt, sugar and cayenne pepper. Pour mixture into pastry case.
- Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 150 C / Gas 2, and bake an additional 30 minutes, or until a knife inserted an inch from edge comes out clean. Allow quiche to sit 10 minutes before cutting.
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Reviews in English (369)
a wonderful recipe hot or cold - 21 Apr 2011
Great quiche. I will definitely be making this again. - 06 Jun 2011
the whole family loved this, the cheese made all the differance, usually i would have some left over for lunch the next day but not this time, will keep this. - 07 Dec 2012
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