Thursday 5 January 2012

Butternut and feta quiche


Easy and quick butternut and feta quiche

Ready-made Short crust pastry - rolled and placed in a tart dish

Filling -

Fry: 1 chopped onion, a handful of mushrooms and diced butternut cubes...

Egg mixture - mix/whisk together: 3 eggs, 250ml milk, 125ml of fresh cream, 15ml lemon juice and spices...

- Blind-bake the pastry using baking paper and dried beans for 10 minutes, remove baking paper and beans and continue to bake for an extra 5 minutes.

- Place filling and egg mixture onto ready made pastry and add 250ml of grated cheese and a handful of crumbled feta cheese...

Bake for 30minutes or until the top is golden brown...

Also try making small bite-sized quiche's for special occasions - same recipe as above - evenly separated into small pastry cases...

Alternative combinations: Roasted vegetables, Butternut and Caramelised onion, spinach and feta...the list is endless!

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