Easy Quiche Lorraine Recipe

Breakfast is our most important meal and we can make it more interesting by trying new foods. Quiche Lorraine could be the perfect choice for a healthy and nutritious breakfast. It takes some time to make it but I think it is worth it.

Servings 4
Calories per serving 713 Cals
Prepare Time 30 min
Cook Time 50 min
Total Time 80 min

Ingredients

175 grams All-purpose flour
85 grams Unsalted butter
1 large onions
200 grams Beef bacon
3 3 Eggs
130 grams Mozzarella cheese
150 grams Low fat cream
1 tablespoons Salt
0.5 teaspoons Chili powder

Instructions:

1
First, we need to prepare our crust dough. Sift the flour and combine it with cubed room temperature butter.

First, we need to prepare our crust dough. Sift the flour and combine it with cubed room temperature butter.

2
Combine the flour and butter together well with your hands. The mixture should be like bread crumbs. You need to use your fingers to mix them not your palms.

Combine the flour and butter together well with your hands. The mixture should be like bread crumbs. You need to use your fingers to mix them not your palms.

3
After mixing the butter and flour, Add 6-7 spoons of cold water and Knead it until the dough forms well. you can use the dough instantly without resting or give it a rest for about one hour in the refrigerator. Your dough is going to be softer if you let it rest.

After mixing the butter and flour, Add 6-7 spoons of cold water and Knead it until the dough forms well. you can use the dough instantly without resting or give it a rest for about one hour in the refrigerator. Your dough is going to be softer if you let it rest.

4
After one hour, roll out the dough with a rolling pin, then transfer it to a pie pan. Create small holes in the bottom with a fork to prevent your crust to rise.

After one hour, roll out the dough with a rolling pin, then transfer it to a pie pan. Create small holes in the bottom with a fork to prevent your crust to rise.

5
Cover your dough with parchment paper and fill the crust with beans, this helps your dough to form better and prevents the pie crust rise. Bake the crust for about ten minutes with the beans at 180C in the oven. then take the beans out and let them stay in the oven for about ten more minutes to become golden.

Cover your dough with parchment paper and fill the crust with beans, this helps your dough to form better and prevents the pie crust rise. Bake the crust for about ten minutes with the beans at 180C in the oven. then take the beans out and let them stay in the oven for about ten more minutes to become golden.

6
Now we need to prepare the Quiche ingredients. First, cut the bacon into small pieces and fry them with some oil.

Now we need to prepare the Quiche ingredients. First, cut the bacon into small pieces and fry them with some oil.

7
After frying the bacon, add the onions and fry them as well until they become golden.

After frying the bacon, add the onions and fry them as well until they become golden.

8
Now fill the crust with the fried bacon and onions and cover them with mozzarella cheese.

Now fill the crust with the fried bacon and onions and cover them with mozzarella cheese.

9
Beat up the eggs with cream salt and pepper in a bowl, whisk them well and pour them on top of the cheese.

Beat up the eggs with cream salt and pepper in a bowl, whisk them well and pour them on top of the cheese.

10
Put the Quiche for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven at 180'c.

Put the Quiche for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven at 180'c.

11
Turn on the grill for the last 3-5 minutes to make it golden. Your amazing French Quiche Lorraine is ready. Enjoy!

Turn on the grill for the last 3-5 minutes to make it golden. Your amazing French Quiche Lorraine is ready. Enjoy!

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Cook Detail

Servings 4
Calories per serving 713 Cals
Prepare Time 30 min
Cook Time 50 min
Total Time 80 min

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Tips and tricks

  • You can use any other recipes that are not sweet for your crust or use a pre-made pie crust to speed up the process.
  • There are many types of Quiche Lorraine with different fillings that you can make however you like.

Background & History

Quiche Lorraine or Quiche pie is a French dish that is very popular in France and is served as the main meal or breakfast. The cooking experience was really interesting for me that I am defiantly going to make it again.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Calories 713 Cals
Calcium, Ca 238.36 mg
Carbohydrate 39.11 g
Cholesterol 287.25 mg
Fat 49.55 g
Fiber 1.88 g
Folate 43.8 ug
Iron, Fe 2.49 mg
Magnesium, Mg 36.8 mg
Niacin 3.02 mg
Protein 27.43 g
Sodium, Na 840.48 mg
Sugars 2.98 g
Thiamin 0.13 mg
Vitamin A 1054.61 iu
Vitamin B6 0.33 mg
Vitamin C 3.18 mg