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Spinach Quiche Lorraine

May 22, 2016

Quiche Lorraine

This Spinach Quiche Lorraine is simple yet elegant, and truly one of our favourite treats in my home. It makes a great breakfast, lunch or even dinner!

I love prepping this recipe in advance for breakfast during the week (it stores great in the fridge). I lightened it up from a traditional quiche with using a lighter cream, and added spinach (traditional Quiche Lorraine doesn’t have spinach in it) but aside from that, it’s the real-deal in all of its rich glory!

Spinach Quiche Lorraine

It’s safe to say that I’m a really healthy eater. But there are times when I choose to indulge, and when I do, it has to be worth it. This quiche falls into this category! It brings me back to days in France spent with my mom, and is such a simple yet elegant dish. I added thick high quality bacon in this version but of course, you can remove and make it vegetarian.

Tips for a quiche crust

I owe credit my trusty food processor which I use I this recipe to mix my ingredients, and get the dough to the consistency I want! Using cold butter is the real ticket to a flaky buttery crust. I refrigerate my dough in plastic for 1 hour before rolling it out, then press it into my quiche dish.

You can skip the crust all together to make it a crustless quiche, just lightly oil the pan first (don’t use a tart pan, use a regular 8-10″ baking dish). The crust recipe makes a bit extra, so depending on the size of your quiche dish and how thick you like your crust you can refrigerate or freeze any extra dough (just wrap it in plastic wrap and put in a sealable bag).

What can I serve with a quiche?

A quiche acts as a great breakfast, lunch or brunch for that special occasion. A quiche goes great served alongside a green salad. This makes it the perfect brunch item or a light lunch, as the quiche is both filling and delicious, and the greens balance out the rich tart wonderfully. The Blueberry Spinach Salad is one of my personal favourites! If looking for a big brunch option, this alongside some hash browns and fruit would be a huge crowd pleaser.

Spinach Quiche Lorraine

Spinach Quiche Lorraine

 

Quiche Lorraine
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Spinach Quiche Lorraine

This Spinach Quiche Lorraine is simple yet elegant, and truly one of our favourite treats in my home. It makes a great breakfast, lunch or even dinner!

Course Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Keyword Eggs, quiche, Spinach
Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Fraîche

Ingredients

For the Crust

  • 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into 1/2" cubes
  • 1/4 cup ice water

For the Filling

  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups light cream
  • 1 package frozen spinach, thawed and well drained
  • 5 thick slices of bacon, diced
  • 3/4 cup yellow onion, finely diced
  • 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded Gruyere or Ementhal work also)
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

For the Crust

  1. In a food processor, add all of the dry ingredients and pulse to mix. With the food processor off, sprinkle the butter and shortening on top of the dry ingredients and pulse just until the fat is incorporated and is the size of peas.

  2. Turn the machine off, and drizzle the half of the water over top. Pulse the dough until it starts to stick together in clumps (not one large dough ball). Add additional water, 1 Tbsp. at a time, to get it to the consistency you desire as per above.  You may need a bit more water, depending on your dough.

  3. Press the dough together, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before rolling it out.

  4. Once chilled, on a well-floured surface, roll out the crust using a floured rolling pin to fit your quiche dish approximately 1/8” thick with extra dough to drape over the sides. Using your hands, gently press the dough into the bottom and sides of the dish to fit and trim the extra from the sides.  You will have extra dough if you are only doing one quiche.

For the Filling

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 F. Prepare the crust in the tart pan (above) and blind bake the crust for around 12 minutes, until a very light golden (line with parchment paper, fill with dry beans or pie weights). You can skip this step, but it is a better texture if you blind bake it first.  Carefully remove the beans/parchment and cool before filling.

  2. Reduce the oven temperature to 375F, combine the eggs, cream and salt and pepper (use at your discretion) in a large bowl with a whisk to combine and set aside.

  3. In a medium frying pan on medium heat, cook the bacon for about 5 minutes or until it renders and starts to brown.  Add the onion and cook, stirring, for approximately 4-5 minutes or until the onion is cooked and transparent and the bacon is golden but not too crispy.  Remove the bacon and onions from the frying pan and place on a plate lined with paper towel.

  4. Layer (in this order) the cheese, bacon and onion mixture and the spinach on the bottom of the prepared pie crust. Pour the egg mixture on top.

  5. Bake for around 40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the egg is set. Cool to room temperature (or close) before serving!

Posted By: Tori Wesszer · In: Breakfast, Desserts & Baking, Lunch, Main Dishes, Recipes

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Comments

  1. Diane Karcich says

    May 22, 2016 at 8:56 am

    Hi, sound’s yummy, quick question, shouldn’t the bacon be cooked first?! Thank’s!

    Reply
    • Tori Wesszer says

      May 22, 2016 at 4:01 pm

      Hi Diane,
      You bet! I re-read the directions as I thought it was likely I missed something (baby brain!), but it does indicate to fry the bacon and the onions first.
      Have a great rest of your weekend! Tori

      Reply
  2. Debbie Baxter says

    May 22, 2016 at 8:56 am

    I make quiches very often and have found the trick of putting a tbs or so of all purp flour in the egg mixture helps bind the ingredients. Often if you put in fresh mushrooms( they are watery) it thins your filling and makes it runny. The flour always helps. Works for me all the time!

    Reply
    • Tori Wesszer says

      May 22, 2016 at 3:59 pm

      Hi Debbie!
      Great tip thanks!
      Tori

      Reply
  3. Pat says

    May 22, 2016 at 10:52 am

    I can assure everyone that this is THE MOST AMAZING QUICHE EVER!!!

    Reply
    • Tori Wesszer says

      May 28, 2016 at 8:13 am

      Thanks Ma!

      Reply
  4. Sandra says

    October 2, 2017 at 7:51 am

    This was so delish! I tried making quiche a few times but was always discouraged because they just did not taste quite right. This was en pointe! My hubby is French, so getting a compliment on a quiche from him sure does feel great! The crust was perfect and layering of the ingredients as you mentioned sure makes a big difference! Thank you!

    Reply
  5. Kathy says

    January 2, 2021 at 10:05 am

    Tori, when you prebake a pie crust, a home made one how do you bake it without the side falling down . Just not keeping its shape in general! I have used parchment with beans, pie beads, rice. Etc What I’ve been doing lately is invert the pie shell with and empty pie (aluminum) plate inside to keep shape! Then bake it upside down for most of the time, flip and finish without inside pie plate. Any ideas ?

    Reply
    • Tori Wesszer says

      January 2, 2021 at 1:17 pm

      Hi Kathy it sounds like you have tried blind baking it – it’s possible that your crust has too much liquid in it which may be causing it to shrink more too, not sure if you have experimented with adding a bit less? Your method of the double plate is a good one too!

      Reply
  6. Jamie says

    January 7, 2021 at 9:24 pm

    Hi Tori, is it possible to use an alternative to cream? Perhaps almond milk?

    Reply
    • Tori Wesszer says

      January 8, 2021 at 2:15 pm

      Hi Jamie, I haven’t tried it with an alternative – I would just leave it out and be careful not to overbake!

      Reply

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