Quiche Lorraine with a buttery golden crust for brekkie or dinner

When you think of great brunch meals, quiche is often on the menu because it does take some time to cook so you eat later in the day. One of the first documented versions of this great meal is quiche Lorraine which originated in the mid 20th century in France. The most basic version is made with eggs, cream bacon or ham in an open pastry shell. The addition of cheese might not be authentic, but we love cheese with our quiche.

Quiche Lorraine recipe suggestions

This recipe doesn’t have the bacon or ham in the egg mixture, but layers it at the bottom. This will keep the crust from getting soggy and make each bite perfect. However, you can get creative with your ingredients by adding quiche classics like spinach and top it with feta cheese. There are two baking stages but it’s done in less than an hour as you can cook the bacon and other ingredients as the pie crust bakes. Enjoy with a cup of tea or mimosa.

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When all of the family is staying over for the festive season, give them brunch that will blow their minds. Our quiche Lorraine recipe is that meal.

Last updated on 16 December 2022

Quiche Lorraine recipe

5 from 2 votes

Recipe by Jessica Alberts Course: MainCuisine: GlobalDifficulty: Easy

Prep time

30

minutes

Cooking time

1

hour 

20

minutes

Total time

2

hours 

Ingredients

• Pastry

• 1 cup 1 flour

• ½ tsp ½ salt

• ¼ cup ¼ oil, canola or olive oil

• ¼ cup ¼ ice water

• Filling

• 200 g 200 bacon

• 1 cup 1 milk

• ½ cup ½ cream

• 3 large 3 eggs

• ½ tsp ½ salt

• ½ tsp ½ black pepper

• ⅛ ⅛ nutmeg

• 1 cup 1 cheddar cheese

Method

• Pastry
• Preheat the oven to 200°C.
• Mix the flour and salt with a fork.
• Beat the oil and water with a whisk or fork to thicken.
• Pour into the flour and mix with a fork.
• Press the mixture into a greased pie dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. (Weigh it down with some rice)
• Quiche
• Preheat the oven to 180°C.
• Heat a large frying pan on medium heat. Slowly cook the bacon until nicely browned. Remove from the pan and cut into pieces.
• Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Add the nutmeg, salt and black pepper and whisk a little more.
• Add the milk and cream and whisk vigorously to incorporate air into the mix. This keeps the texture of the quiche light and fluffy.
• Arrange the bacon and cheese in the bottom of the pie crust.
• Whisk the egg-milk mixture for another few seconds, then pour it gently into the baked pie crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 – 40 minutes.

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