Firsts
Above you can see the first quiche I have ever made. I presented it to my family for yesterday's evening meal. Happily, it got a big thumbs up. The pastry case was initially "blind baked" for fifteen minutes with ceramic baking beads in a foil "bowl" weighing down the centre to prevent rising. I pre-prepared the items I wanted to put in the quiche - caramelised onions, small broccoli florets, strong Cheddar cheese (grated), a handful of small pieces of smoked ham and some pepper rings that I had fried off. These ingredients were laid out quite evenly in the open pie. Then I poured in an egg mixture using six large eggs and a small cupful of single cream. The quiche was popped back in the oven at 180°C for almost thirty minutes. Magically, it set as I had hoped and then I let it cool down as I prepared the other meal items - boiled Jersey Royal new potatoes and a mixed salad. ⦿ And here's another first... Back in February, I blogged abou...