Ingredients
Pate Brisee:
- 1 1/3 cups flour
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) cold, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2inch cubes
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 3 tablespoons iced water
- 1/2 pound slab bacon, cut into 1/2inch cubes
- 2 leeks, white and light green parts, chopped (about 2 cups)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/4 pound Gruyere cheese, grated (about 1 1/3 cups)
Directions
In a large bowl, combine the flour with butter, egg, salt and 1 tablespoon of the water. Mix lightly with your fingertips until pastry forms peasized pieces. You should be able to see chunks of fat, and the pastry should be moist enough to begin to stick together. If the pastry is too dry, add up to 2 more tablespoons of water.
Turn the pastry out onto a lightly floured work surface, dust with flour, and knead it until the pastry is smooth, about 3 to 4 times. Transfer to a plastic bag and form pastry into a disk. Refrigerate a minimum of 30 minutes, or as long as 3 days.
Cook bacon in a skillet over low heat until tender, not crisp. Add leeks, salt and pepper, and saute until leeks are soft and bacon is crisp, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain off excess fat, if any. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and arrange the rack in the middle of the oven. On a generously floured surface, roll pastry from center out, lifting pastry, turning it slightly, and occasionally flipping to prevent sticking. Roll pastry to 1/8inch thickness. Lightly butter and flour a 9inch pie pan and line with pastry, leaving about 1/4inch overhang for shrinkage. Pinch up excess pastry to form a rim and flute the edges. Prick the bottom all over with a fork.
Line pastry with a sheet of parchment or aluminum foil larger than the pan, and fill with pie weights, rice, or beans. Bake about 20 minutes, until the edges begin to color. Remove the paper and weights, and spread the mustard over the bottom of the pastry. Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
In a bowl, beat the eggs lightly with the milk. Stir in bacon and cheese mixture. Pour the custard into the pie shell to within 1/4inch of the top of the crust. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until custard puffs. Allow to cool 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm or room temperature.
















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By kkeeyore_1620984
brandon, FL
on July 20, 2012
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Delish! I made this as a crust-less quiche and just mixed the Dijon into the egg mixture. The only change that I will make next time will be to add 1 or 2 more eggs, or reduce the liquid just a little. It was a bit too wet for our taste. Otherwise, it was perfect.
By stevenleeholmes
Chicago, IL
on November 17, 2011
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Going in, I wasn't optimistic. My two leeks barely made more than a cup. I put the leeks in the bacon too soon and they started to brown before the bacon was crispy, but voila! It was one of the best quiches I've ever tasted, LOVE IT! ps I used a store bought crust, still great.
By tarahko
on April 15, 2011
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I took a short cut and used an already made pie crust so that made this very easy to make. I am not really a even a big egg or quiche fan but I thought this was delicious and so did everyone who ate it.
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