A Quiche For Mom

There are then many food-related ways to exhibit mom dearest this Mother’s Day weekend, but none volition live on to a greater extent than delicious than this creamy quiche Lorraine! What are your plans? 

Breakfast inwards bed? Great idea, until you lot consider the crumbs in addition to numb legs. Maybe brunch out? Sure, less create clean up, but a mediocre repast at the local casual dining complex says, “we similar you, mom,” to a greater extent than than it says, “we dearest you.”

That brings us to the best option; cooking brunch for mom at home. Of course of teaching you’ll demand something that’s really slowly to make, fifty-fifty ahead of fourth dimension if demand be, equally good equally supremely particular in addition to memorable. This cheesy, bacon in addition to onion pie is all that, in addition to more!

In this chef’s opinion, a proper quiche should live on rich, custardy, in addition to luxurious – non approximately sort of dense, baked omelet. This has exclusively plenty eggs in addition to yolks to concur things together, but that way you lot demand to allow it cool to but warm earlier serving, to fully relish the experience.

I know many volition ask, then I’ll comprehend it now… yes, of course of teaching you lot tin but purpose milk instead of cream, in addition to to a greater extent than whites instead of yolks to cutting downward on the calories, BUT you lot volition non become the same amazing results, in addition to since this is such a particular occasion, you lot should hand whatsoever substitutions careful consideration.

As you’ll see, this is really simple, then the challenge isn’t structure (by the way, the layering physical care for wasn’t a joke…do it), the existent flim-flam it to non overcook the custard. I exhibit you lot what it should await like, but inwards representative you lot aren’t neat at reading jiggles, purpose a thermometer, in addition to delineate at betwixt 160-165 degrees F. internal temp.

Anyway, I’d similar to wishing my mother, in addition to outset culinary instructor, Pauline, a really happy Mother’s Day. Unfortunately nosotros can’t live on together Sunday, but I hope I’ll brand quiche for her the adjacent fourth dimension I run across her. I’d too similar to wishing my mother-in-law, Peggy, a happy Mother’s Day. She was the master copy Food Wishes fan (even earlier it was called “Food Wishes”), in addition to was integral to the blog’s increment in addition to success! Thanks, moms! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Pie dough for a large, single-crust, deep dish pie dish or pan (click hither for recipe!)

8 slices bacon, cutting into 1-inch pieces

1 loving cup (I used a piffling more) diced leeks (just white/light parts) and/or onions, washed extremely well!
big pinch of tabular array salt

cayenne in addition to freshly solid put down dark pepper to taste

6 ounces shredded Gruyere cheese, divided (or other Swiss cheese)

For the custard:

3 large eggs, plus ii additional egg yolks

1 loving cup cream

3/4 loving cup milk

1 tsp chopped fresh thyme leaves

Steps:

- Line within crust alongside foil, fill upward halfway upward alongside dried beans, rice, or baking weights

- ”Blind bake” the crust for five minutes at 425 degrees F.

- Remove foil/weights in addition to bake approximately other five minutes

- Reduce oven to 325 degrees F.

- Bake filled quiche for 40-45 minutes, or until set

View the consummate recipe

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