Puff Pastry Quiche – Sustainable Cooks

Puff Pastry Quiche is quiche in its most interesting type. This recipe makes use of a flaky puff pastry crust to carry a savory custard crammed with Swiss and cheddar cheese, together with tender diced ham. Hi there, brunch!

A store-bought crust for quiche elicits unhappy trombone sounds (whomp whomp), however making your individual crust from scratch isn’t all the time an choice. Resolution? Puff pastry quiche, my associates.

Puff pastry is simply as handy as these rolls of store-bought pie crust, however the outcomes are miles higher—as a result of as we all know from puff pastry pizza, turkey pot pie with puff pastry, and baked brie with garlic, this buttery, flaky dough is the stuff desires (and scrumptious recipes) are manufactured from.

That being stated, in the event you solely have conventional pie crust hanging round, try our Ham and Swiss Quiche.

Components

This recipe has:

• Puff pastry – Word that that is just like, however not the identical as, crescent roll dough. You need puff pastry right here, which has a extra flaky texture and buttery taste.
• Cooking spray or butter for the pie plate.
• All-purpose flour – Some for the filling and only a bit to make it straightforward to work with the puff pastry.
• Eggs
• Half-and-half – For a wealthy custard*.
• Dried dill
• Swiss cheese – Slices of Swiss pair nicely with the ham on this puff pastry quiche recipe.
• Cooked ham – Use leftover Instant Pot ham, or you possibly can ask your deli counter to chop you some thick slices that you could cube at residence.
• Shredded cheddar cheese – A pointy cheddar gives you extra tacky taste to steadiness the smoky ham.

Half-and-half is a dairy product that may be present in the USA. It’s made up of half heavy cream, and half complete milk. It might be known as “half cream” in different nations.

Step By Step Directions

*I’ll stroll you thru it right here with some photographs and ideas, and also you’ll additionally discover a printable recipe card on the backside of the put up with actual measurements, and so on. It’s also possible to click on “bounce to recipe” to skip down.

Begin by following the thawing occasions on the puff pastry field (wherever from 20-120 minutes relying on the model).

Coat the underside and sides of a 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray or butter. Set a rack in the midst of the oven and start preheating it to 375˚F.

Fastidiously unfold the sheet of puff pastry onto a calmly floured work floor. Roll it out with a floured rolling pin till it’s about 16×16 inches.

Switch the puff pastry to the ready pie pan, then trim and crimp the sides. Poke holes on the underside and sides of the puff pastry with a fork, then cowl it with parchment paper and add dried beans or pie weights.

Professional tip: if the puff pastry is getting too heat whilst you’re working with it, pop it again into the fridge or freezer for 15-20 minutes. I suppose that’s the single profit of getting ice-cold arms like my very own! That, and serving to individuals recuperate from sunburns.

Set the pie pan within the oven and bake for 12 minutes. This step known as parbaking or blind baking. Now you possibly can impress your pals with that reality on the subsequent trivia evening. Nerd.

In a deep mixing bowl, mix the eggs, flour, half and half, and dill in a deep bowl. Combine with an immersion blender or whisk nicely.

Prepare the Swiss cheese on the underside of the pie crust, then add the ham. Pour the custard over the ham, then prime with the shredded cheddar.

Loosely cowl the puff pastry quiche with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

Take away the foil and bake for 5-10 minutes extra, or till the egg has totally set within the center.

RECIPE VARIATIONS & OPTIONAL ADDINS

• Be at liberty to modify up the cheese! Gruyere is kind of good with ham and makes a wonderful stand-in for the Swiss. Gouda (particularly smoked Gouda!) and havarti are additionally nice, or add Parmesan for a extra assertive taste.
• You can also make this puff pastry quiche vegetarian by swapping the ham for sautéed mushrooms, steamed broccoli, or well-drained frozen spinach.
• It’s also possible to strive a special protein. Crumbled cooked sausage or bacon is all the time tasty in selfmade quiche.

WHAT TO SERVE WITH THIS RECIPE

It relies on in the event you’re serving this puff pastry quiche for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. If it’s a breakfast meal, we love Air Fryer Home Fries or Instant Pot Cold Start Yogurt.

Contemporary fruit is gorgeous, however we additionally love Steamed Cinnamon Apples or Peach Compote on the aspect.

If we’re serving it for dinner, Asparagus Casserole, a pleasant large Cabbage Chopped Salad, Roasted Frozen Broccoli, or Air Fryer Asparagus works nicely on the aspect.