Classics

Quiche Lorraine

Name: Quiche Lorraine
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 250 g plain flour; 125 g cold butter; 1 egg, a pinch of salt, a little cold water; 200 g smoked bacon (lardons); 4 eggs; 300 ml cream; nutmeg, salt, black pepper

Quiche lorraine is a savoury French tart of shortcrust pastry filled with eggs, cream and smoked bacon.

Prep: 25 min
Cook: 35 min
Total: 60 min
Servings: 6
Difficulty: Intermediate

A true quiche from Lorraine has no cheese — just eggs, cream and bacon. Blind-bake the pastry first so the base does not stay soggy.

Method

01
Rub the flour, butter, egg and a pinch of salt into a dough, wrap it and chill for 30 minutes.
02
Roll the pastry, line the tin and blind-bake it (with paper and beans) at 180 °C for about 15 minutes.
03
Fry the bacon until crisp and scatter it over the pastry. Whisk the eggs with the cream, nutmeg and seasoning.
04
Pour in the filling and bake at 180 °C for 35 minutes, until golden and set. Serve warm with a salad.

Tip

The classic lorraine has no cheese. A handful of Gruyère does no harm — but then it is no longer a “lorraine”.

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