Anytimequiche Recipes

MINI QUICHE (ANY FLAVOR!)

Steps:

• I like to make sure my pie dough is prepared before I begin mini quiche. Make pie dough the night before because it needs to chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before using.
• In a large bowl with a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment- or simply using a whisk and mixing bowl- beat/whisk the eggs, whole milk, heavy cream, salt, and pepper together (on high speed if using a mixer) until completely combined, about 1 minute. Cover and refrigerate egg filling until step 6.
• Preheat oven to 375°F (191°C). Grease two 24-count mini muffin pans. (Nonstick spray is best.) If you only have 1 mini muffin pan, bake these in batches. Roll out first pie dough, fill, and bake then roll out the 2nd pie dough, fill, and bake.
• Working with 1 chilled pie dough at a time, place the dough onto a floured work surface. Roll into a large 12-inch circle. Use your warm hands to mold any cracking edges back together as you see me doing in the video tutorial above. From the circle, cut rounds using a 2.5 inch cookie cutter. (Sometimes I use my 1/3 cup measuring cup, which is 2.5 inches in diameter.) You'll have to re-roll the dough scraps a few times. Work quickly, as the dough becomes much more delicate the longer it's at room temperature. You'll get about 24 rounds per pie crust. Repeat with 2nd chilled pie dough for a total of about 48.
• Place the dough rounds into greased 24-count mini muffin pan(s). Press the dough flat into the bottom of the crevice and up the sides.
• Evenly pour cold egg filling into each unbaked crust. Top evenly with add-ins, then sprinkle each with cheese.
• Bake mini quiches until the center is just about set and edges are lightly browned, about 25-28 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the pan. If greased well, the mini quiches pop right out using a spoon to scoop them up. Serve warm or at room temperature
• Mini quiches make great leftovers! Cover tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

EASY MINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 12 muffin tins.
• Trim or cut bread into circles. Place circles in bottom of muffin tins. Distribute the onion and shredded cheese evenly between the muffin tins.
• In a medium bowl, combine milk, eggs, mustard and pepper. Divide between the muffin tins.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a quiche comes out clean.

BASIC QUICHE

Steps:

• Spread filling ingredients in pie shell.
• Whisk eggs and evaporated milk in medium bowl. Pour mixture over filling.
• Bake in preheated 350°F (180°C) oven until a knife inserted near centre comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

ANYTIME QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• In a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs with a whisk. Add in the milk and salt, mixing well.
• In the bottom of the frozen pie crust, sprinkle cheese.
• Pour the egg mixture over the cheese. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. (I usually cook mine at least 45 minutes.).

LOADED SPINACH BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• Shred one large or two medium russet or Yukon gold potatoes using a box shredder until you have a cup and half of shredded potatoes. Prepare the potatoes by rinsing off excess starch then removing as much moisture as possible by spreading the potatoes out evenly on top of the paper towel and adding a layer of paper towel on top and pressing down on the potatoes to remove as much water as you can. Note: you can also use a cheesecloth too!
• Place a skillet over medium-high heat and add the EVOO and butter; when the oil is hot and the butter is melted, add the shredded potatoes and sauté for three minutes; we do this to 1. soften the potatoes, 2. more moisture will be removed by sautéeing the potatoes, and 2. to brown the shredded the potatoes just a little bit before adding them to the quiche.
• Crack five eggs into a large bowl and add the half & half. Use a wire whisk and whisk the mixture until the eggs and half & half are well-combined. Add the prepared shredded potatoes, chopped baby spinach, shredded smoked Gouda cheese, crumbled thick-cut bacon, diced ham, minced garlic, and three-quarters of the chopped green onions. Use the wire whisk to mix all of the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 400° and line the pie shell with parchment paper. Add the 1 1/2 cups of dry beans or pie weights, bake the pie shell on the middle rack for fifteen minutes, or until the edges are lightly brown. Remove the parchment paper along with the dry beans or pie weights. Using a fork, prick the bottom of the pie shell and return to the oven, and bake for an additional 5-8 minutes. Open the oven and slide-out the middle rack and fill the pie shell with the quiche mixture. To keep the pie shell edges from over-browning cover with aluminum foil or use a pie crust shield.
• Bake the quiche for forty minutes or until the quiche, has set.
• Remove the quiche from the oven and allow the quiche to cool for about fifteen minutes.
• Serve.

CHEF MICHAEL'S "ANYTIME QUICHE"

Steps:

• thinly coat round glass or 6 X 9 Pyrex baking dish bottom and sides with canola or vegetable oil. Prepre and arrange your own pie crust or pre-formed one in baking dish and bake for approx ten minutes at 350 degrees. Remove from oven and evenly spread chopped or diced desired ingredients in the pie dish. Combine remaining ingredients in a large mixing bowl including the shredded cheese. Pour over into pie dish. Preheat and bake uncovered on middle or top oven rack at 350 degrees for approximately 30 - 35 minutes or until quiche begins to lightly brown on top. Remove from oven, allow to cool a bit, and serve with a dollup of mild or medium (Pace) Salsa and a side of fresh fruit.