Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Crustless Ham & Cheese Quiche


Fancy a quiche but rather not mess with pastry dough, blind baking, etc?  Try this  crustless ham and cheese quiche, also called an 'impossible quiche' for being impossibly easy to make.  A good way to use up pieces of ham lying around in your fridge, it is something you can put together in a flash with just a few ingredients for a cheery breakfast or brunch.  Use a loose-bottom pie pan if you have one or a well greased regular pie pan and the quiche comes out effortlessly without sticking after it's been baked.  Serve with a few rocket leaves, or a side salad.

Serves 3-4

INGREDIENTS
  • 5 large eggs (55g / 2oz each)
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup cream
  • a sprinkling of sea salt
  • a few turns of freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon butter, for greasing the pie pan
  • 100g / 3½oz ham, diced
  • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 1-2 spring onions, finely chopped
METHOD
  1. Grease a 23cm / 9" pie pan with butter.
  2. In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cream.  Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Arrange ham, cheese and spring onion in the pie pan.
  4. Pour in egg mixture.
  5. Bake in a preheated 180°C/350°F oven for about 30 minutes until set and golden on top.
  6. Remove from oven and let it rest for 5 minutes.  Run a cake slicer or rubber spatula gently around the edge of the pie to loosen.  Cut into wedges and serve.














 

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