BreakfastDecember 12, 2016

Leek and Goat Cheese Quiche

Name: Leek and Goat Cheese Quiche
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups ap flour; 1/2 tsp table salt; 1 tbs sugar; 4 tbs butter cut into pieces; 3 tbs crisco; 4 tbs ice water; 1 big or two medium leeks, sliced white and light green parts; 2 tbs butter; 1 small thing of fresh goat cheese; 2 eggs + 2 egg yolks; 1 1/2 cup half and half; 1/2 tsp table salt; 1/2 tsp white pepper; 1/8 tsp microplanned nutmeg

I can confirm that real men do indeed eat quiche.

Mise en Place

Pie Crust

1 1/4 cupsap flour
1/2 tsptable salt
1 tbssugar
4 tbsbutter cut into pieces
3 tbscrisco
4 tbsice water

Quiche

1 big or two medium leeks, sliced white and light green parts
2 tbsbutter
1 smallthing of fresh goat cheese
2eggs + 2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cuphalf and half
1/2 tsptable salt
1/2 tspwhite pepper
1/8 tspmicroplanned nutmeg

Directions

Pie Crust: Pulse dry stuff together
Add butter pulse 5 times
Add shortening pulse 5 times
Evac to mixing bowl
Scatter 4 tbs water over mixture
Press with bench scraper into dough. Add extra water if needed
Shape into ball
Cover with plastic wrap
Refrigerate overnight
The next day, take dough out, let sit for 30 minutes
Heat oven to 375
Using a huge ziploc bag, roll out dough
Cut away top of bag
Put buttered pie pan over dough, flip and press dough into pan
Flute and make it pretty
Bake with pie weights over foil for 17 minutes
Quiche: Preheat oven to 375
Cook leeks slowly over low heat w/ butter and salt till soft
Meanwhile whisk eggs, half and half, salt, pepper, and nutmeg together
Scatter leeks on bottom of pie crust
Crumble and scatter goat cheese on top of leeks
Open oven, pull out middle rack half way
Place pie pan on the rack
Laddle in egg mixture
Carefully slide rack back into oven
Cook ~33 minutes
Let cool 30 minutes

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