Quiche Pie Crust Recipe

One of my best baking tips is to always have pie dough in the freezer.

Quiche pie crust recipe. My favorite pie crust recipe is straightforward and you can make it ahead of time and freeze. Meanwhile cook the filling ingredients then assemble the quiche as instructed below. This easy quiche recipe starts with a premade pie crust but no one has to know. It makes a nice flaky crust that s suitable for everyday use.

Or simply use half. Bake 20 minutes on lowest oven rack. You have store bought shortcrust pastry frozen or. This quiche recipe requires.

Pour the mixture into the pie crust. Fill with quiche mixture and bake at 400f until done. Fill with pie weights or beans. Heavy cream and milk for the best tasting quiche use a combination of whole milk and heavy cream.

Place pie weights you can use dry beans as pie weights on top of the foil to keep the bottom of the quiche crust from rising up. Naturally i prefer an all butter crust for flavor and texture but on a weeknight when i want quiche. Your quiche crust is now ready to be filled and baked according to recipe instructions. This will prevent the pie crust from rising.

Remove the foil and continue baking for 10 to 15 minutes or until the quiche is set and the crust is golden brown. The recipe makes enough to line my ceramic pie plate without having to press it too thin. Place the pan on a rimmed baking sheet cover lightly with aluminum foil and bake it for about 40 to 45 minutes. You can really add anything you want to this easy quiche recipe other vegetables different cheeses or seasonings but ham and cheese is our favorite way to do it up.

The longer this crust sits in the fridge the less likely it is to warm under hot hands. Helpful 29 travelinggirl rating. Pie crust don t skimp on flavor and texture make homemade pie crust. I ve never made this with canola oil.

Bake until starting to brown 10 to 15 minutes more. Use this recipe if. This is my recipe for quiche crust which i m publishing separately so it s handy to reference for the quiche recipes i ve shared and the many more i will inevitably share over the years. Line crust with parchment paper.

Next time i ll not wait until the last minute and make the pie dough in the morning. You can double the recipe divide dough in half and roll out into a pair of rounds for two crust pies. This recipe is not suitable for baked pie crust shells. Remove weights and parchment.

The quiche will still seem slightly loose but will continue to set once. Briefly bake the crust for 7 8 minutes. Blind bake the pie crust at 218 c for 5 minutes. You want to make a homemade quiche crust from scratch.

Remove the foil and weight and bake again for another 10 minutes after reducing the temperature to 160 degree c 325 f. Press into 9 pie crust. This crust is so flaky and tender. It s loaded with ham cheese and green onions and is the perfect easy breakfast or dinner.