Recipe Credit by Farzana Kumandan @sprinklesandspicect
INGREDIENTS
For the Crust:
- 190g flour
- Pinch sea salt
- 115g *butter, fridge cold
- 60-90ml ice cold water
For the Filling:
- 500g brown mushrooms, sliced
- ½ white onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 100g cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- 2 Tbsp fresh chives, chopped
- 125ml cream or milk
- ¼ cup cheese
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 3 eggs
- ½ tsp baking powder
METHOD
For the Crust:
- Place the flour, salt, and butter in a food processor.
- Pulse until roughly combined. Slowly drizzle in enough ice-cold water until the dough just comes together.
- Place the dough on a clean work surface and bring it together into a ball.
- Flatten, cling wrap and refrigerate to rest while you prep the filling.
- Once the crust is cold preheat the oven to 180 degress
- Roll out the crust on a lightly floured surface.
- Fill a ± 24cm pie / quiche baking dish.
- Trim the edges and prick the base well with a fork.
- Place a piece of baking paper in the crust and fill with baking beans / rice.
- Pre-bake crust for 15 minutes.
- Remove the baking beans and bake again for another 5-7 minutes and Set aside.
For the Filling:
- Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan. Add the mushrooms and cook over high heat until golden brown. Add the onion and cook until tender. Add the garlic and cook for a minute until fragrant. Season everything well with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
- In a blender, add the eggs, cream or milk, salt, pepper to taste, baking powder and cheese. Blend on high until completely smooth.
- Add the cooked mushroom filling to the pre-baked pie crust. Keep aside some mushrooms for the top. Add the cherry tomatoes and chives.
- Scatter the remaining mushrooms and a few cherry tomatoes on top.
- Bake the filling at 180˚C for ± 40 minutes until the top is golden brown and the quiche is cooked through and set. Cover with tinfoil if browning too much.
- Allow to cool for about 15 minutes, then slice into portions and serve.
