Three Cheese Quiche
A buttery crust filled with a custard base mixed with three cheeses - Comté, Beaufort and cream cheese. It's baked until golden brown and can be served hot or cold as a main course or appetizer.
Category: Mains
Source: www.tasteofbeirut.com
Equipment
Pie plate | |
Mixer or food processor | |
Saucepan |
Ingredients
Pie Crust: | |
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All-purpose flour | |
Salt | |
Baking powder | |
Sugar | |
Butter | |
Egg | |
Cream | |
Vanilla | |
Filling: | |
Comté | |
Beaufort | |
Butter | |
All-purpose flour | |
Milk | |
Cream cheese | |
Pepper | |
Nutmeg | |
Salt | |
Eggs |
Instructions
Pie Crust:
Place the flour, salt, baking powder and sugar in the bowl of a mixer or food processor. Run the machine a few seconds to mix. Add the butter, previously cut in little squares. Process a few seconds until the dough looks sandy. Add the egg and process a few seconds longer, while pouring the cream one tablespoon at a time as well as the flavoring. When the dough becomes a moist mass, stop the machine, transfer to a large piece of wax paper or plastic wrap and refrigerate till needed.
Roll out dough and place in pie plate.
Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes till light golden and crispy.
Filling:
Grate the Comté and Beaufort. In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add flour while stirring then the milk, little by little and keep stirring. Add the cream cheese and stir to melt it. Add the Comté and Beaufort cheeses. Season with pepper and nutmeg. Add the eggs, one by one and stir vigorously to mix.
Pour into the pre-baked crust. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 30 minutes or until the quiche is puffed up and golden.
Serve with a green salad.
Nutrition
Serving size: | 221.4 |
Energy: | 619.8 |
Ratio: | 2.8 |
Carbohydrate: | 49.6 |
Fat: | 36.6 |
Protein: | 22.0 |
Saturated fat: | 22.2 |
Sodium: | 332.8 |
Sugar: | 18.7 |