Saturday, 1 March 2014

A Tribe Called Quiche


You will need:

For the pastry:
5oz Flour
2 1/2 oz Butter
4 Tablespoons of water
Pinch of salt and pepper

For the filling:
2 Eggs
1/3 Pint of milk
4oz Grated cheddar
Half a courgette
A handful of spinach
A small red onion
4 cherry tomatoes

Method:

There are probably far more exquisite ways to make a pastry however I'm a bit new to the savoury game, OG in sweet treats but this was the first baked savoury treat I have made. So what you need to do is sift the flour into a bowl. add the butter and rub together to breadcrumbs. Just a little Q-tip here...Add the water to the mixture one tablespoon at a time, don't go chucking water in like you're putting out a fire else the pastry will go sticky and you will have trouble when rolling. Add in the salt and pepper whilst stirring. When your mixture is bound together leave to rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, don't know what that pastry needs to rest for, I'm the one hustling 24/7 yo!  

Now in this 30minutes you can make chop your vegetables, grate your cheese, crack the eggs, have a little rap off with your mama, yep thats what me and my mama did... I have now got it that I when I walk in the house she shouts ''Wu tang, Wu tang now where's my little hustla at?'', this was obviously funny the week I went to see Wu however it is wearing slightly thin now, she probably needs to learn some more lyrics. 

Anyhow now you'll need to ROOLLLL OUTT (I'm sure Tribe won't mind if you whack a Ludacris remix in the bake off) the pastry on a floured surface to about half and inch thick and place in a well greased cake or flan dish. 

Sprinkle the chopped onion, tomatoes and cheese into the pastry lined dish and pour the mixed eggs and milk into the dish. You can mix the vibe up here if your on that meat hype then go all out, whack some bacon in there!! I was just rummaging in the fridge and came up with this mediterranean style mashup but you can literally throw in whatever you gots. Following the eggs and milk I then  placed the chopped courgette, spinach and remaining tomatoes on the top and baked for 45 minutes on 180C. 

I was slightly worried about this bake off, I'm usually pretty confident in my baking ability however I was running to the oven every 5 minutes wondering whether this could be a playa palava on my hands but no doubt after removing from the oven and letting it cool I was most definitely shouting ''Oh My God'' placing it on the plate ready for delivery. 

Can I quiche it? YES I CAN. 

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