Quiche au Lait

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Quiche au Lait
Quiche au Lait
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Course: Breakfast, brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: French, Mediterranean
Keyword: Cheese, Dairy, Vegetarian
Servings: 6
Calories: 286kcal
Author: Chef Bill Collins

Equipment

  • 1 Pie Plate, Quiche Pan, or Tart Pan

Ingredients

  • For the Crust
  • 1 cup flour
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons butter (cold and unsalted, cut into 10 pieces)
  • 2 tablespoons ice water
  • For the Filling
  • 4 eggs (large)
  • 1½ cups milk
  • 1 oz gruyere cheese (grated)
  • 2 cups broccoli (florets, cut into bite-sized pieces)
  • 1 cup spinach leaves (loosely packed)
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  • To make the crust
    Place the flour and salt in the food processor bowl. Pulse-chop briefly.  
  • Add the butter, and pulse-chop the mixture until the butter looks like small pea sized lumps (or smaller) in the flour
  • Add the water, ½ tablespoon at a time, and pulse-chop until the mixture has a barely sticky, dough-like texture.
  • Place the mixture into a bowl, and gently bring the dough together with your hands until it’s a firm ball of dough
  • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour
  • When you roll out the dough, give it 15 minutes or so to soften a but so it can be more easily rolled out
  • Heat oven to 375° degrees 
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to ⅜-inch thick and press it into a 9-inch quiche or pie pan. Line with parchment, and fill with pie weights, rice or dried beans. Bake for 15 minutes, until barely golden at the top. Set aside
  • While the crust is baking, place the broccoli in a saucepan, and cover it with water. Over a high heat, bring it to a boil, and simmer it until it’s no longer crunchy, 7-10 minutes. Remove from the heat, and cool to room temperature. Set aside. You can do this up to a day ahead
  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs, then add the milk and a sprinkle each of salt and pepper. Set this aside
  • In the baked pie crust, add the cooked broccoli, and spread the cheese over it, and then add the spinach
  • Carefully pour the egg and milk mixture into the pan. Some spinach may stick out above the mixture. This is fine
  • Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until a paring knife, inserted into the center, comes out clean, without any uncooked egg
  • Serve warm or at room temperature

Notes

You can use any kind of cheese, or vegetables, with this. Make sure the vegetables are cooked through before you add them, or they’ll be too crunchy
You can use more cheese. This amount gives a nice, subtle flavor
Nutrition Facts
Quiche au Lait
Amount per Serving
Calories
286
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
 
10
g
63
%
Trans Fat
 
0.5
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Cholesterol
 
152
mg
51
%
Sodium
 
494
mg
21
%
Potassium
 
285
mg
8
%
Carbohydrates
 
21
g
7
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
4
g
4
%
Protein
 
10
g
20
%
Vitamin A
 
1310
IU
26
%
Vitamin C
 
28
mg
34
%
Calcium
 
165
mg
17
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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