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Quiche Lorraine

Name: Quiche Lorraine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 sheet shortcrust pastry for a 24 cm tin; 200 g diced smoked bacon; 2 whole eggs and 2 yolks; 350 ml heavy cream; 1 pinch nutmeg; 1 pinch black pepper; 1 teaspoon butter for the tin

· Lunch

Savory Lorraine tart with shortcrust pastry, smoked bacon and egg custard.

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⏱ 75 min🍽 6 servings📊 Intermediate🏷 Commonly associated

Preparation: 20 min
Cooking: 40 min
Waiting and resting: 15 min

History

Quiche Lorraine is a specialty of Lorraine. Its traditional filling brings together smoked bacon, eggs and cream in a shortcrust pastry shell, without needing cheese.

Ingredients

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Preparation

1
Heat the oven to 180 °C. Butter the tin, fit the pastry and prick the base with a fork.
2
Brown the bacon lightly in a frying pan and drain it.
3
Whisk the whole eggs, yolks and cream with nutmeg and pepper.
4
Scatter bacon over the pastry and pour in the custard. Bake until the center is set and the top is golden.
5
Rest the quiche before slicing and serve warm.

Cooking tips

Taste before adding salt; the bacon is often salty enough.

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