France / Main
Simple Tarragon Quiche
A quiche is a baked, unsweetened custard pie, often made with savory fillings. Originally served in Germany, quiche was adopted by neighboring France and is now considered a traditional French dish. The French (and now English) word quiche comes from a dialectal form (Küchle) of the German word for cake (Kuchen). Quiche became popular in Britain after World War II and in the United States during the 1960s and 70s.
Ingredients
- eggs5
- cream, 320 ml; approximately 30% fat1 1/3 cup
- fresh tarragon, chopped1 tsp
- nutmeg, ground1 dash
- salt1/4 tsp
- pepper, ground1/8 tsp
- frozen pie crust, prepared; frozen1
- Swiss cheese, 180 ml; freshly grated3/4 cup
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
Place the eggs, cream, tarragon, nutmeg, salt, and pepper in a blender; blend as briefly as possible until they form a homogeneous mixture.
In the pie crust, create alternating layers of the shredded cheese and the mixture from the blender until the crust is full.
Bake the quiche for 35–40 minutes; a toothpick or fork inserted into its middle should come out "clean".
Remove the quiche from the oven, and let it cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.
