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Quiche Lorraine with Speck Ham


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  • Author: Living the Gourmet
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

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Savory Pie Crust:

  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter chilled
  • 3 tablespoons shortening
  • Salt & Pepper to taste
  • 3-4 tablespoons ice water

Filling:

  • 10 oz. frozen creamed spinach - defrosted
  • 1/2 cup of Speck Ham - diced
  • 2/3 cup whole milk
  • 1 cup Monterey jack Cheese - shredded
  • 4 eggs - beaten
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 vine ripe tomato - sliced thin
  • Parmesan Cheese - grated
  • Olive oil - for drizzling
  • 1 savory pie crust (recipe above)

Instructions

Savory Pie Crust:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Combine flour, salt, pepper, butter and shortening together. Blend with a pastry blender of fingers and work the mixture until crumbly.
  3. Add ice water starting with 2 tablespoons. Blend and add addition tablespoons of water as needed until a soft dough forms.
  4. Wrap the dough in clingfilm and chill for at least an hour.
  5. Roll the dough out onto a well flour sheet of parchment paper. Transfer to a pie plate and trim the edges to fit. Pierce the bottom of the dough with a fork, and blind bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool before filling.

Filling:

  1. Preheat Oven 350 degrees F.
  2. Prebake the pie crust for 10 – 12 minutes and let cool before adding the quiche mixture.
  3. In a large bowl combine the creamed spinach, eggs, shredded cheese, milk, Speck Ham, salt and pepper; gently combine.
  4. Fill the pie crust and place the sliced tomato on top followed by the grated Parmesan cheese finishing the quiche with a drizzle of olive oil.
  5. Bake for 30 – 35 minutes or until set in the middle.
  6. Let cool slightly before slicing.
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hour
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