The Coronation Quiche

by JetPac76

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  1. JetPac76

    I have both sets of parentals coming round tomorrow to watch the Coronation of King Charles III on TV. The King loves his eggs so this official recipes was created for the big day.

    It’s a morning ceremony so I’ve everything prepared in advance. My guests will also be enjoying creamy roasted cauliflower soup, pork sausage rolls and coronation chicken salad. My Mum is bring an Eton mess for dessert. Yummy all round.

    First time making quiche. Pastry should be higher up the tin, but its smells lovely, especially the tarragon.

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    Coronation Quiche Recipe

    A deep quiche with a crisp, light pastry case and delicate flavours of Spinach, Broad Beans and fresh Tarragon. Eat hot or cold with a green salad and boiled new potatoes – perfect for a Coronation Big Lunch!

    x1 20cm Flan Tin

    Serves 6

    Ingredients

    Pastry

    125g plain flour

    Pinch of salt

    25g cold butter, diced

    25g lard

    2 tablespoons milk

    Or 1 x 250g block of ready-made shortcrust pastry

    Filling

    125ml milk

    175ml double cream

    2 medium eggs

    1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon,

    Salt and pepper

    100g grated cheddar cheese,

    180g cooked spinach, lightly chopped

    60g cooked broad beans or soya beans

    Method

    To make the pastry…

    Sieve the flour and salt into a bowl; add the fats and rub the mixture together using your finger tips until you get a sandy, breadcrumb like texture.

    Add the milk a little at a time and bring the ingredients together into a dough.

    Cover and allow to rest in the fridge for 30-45 minutes

    Lightly flour the work surface and roll out the pastry to a circle a little larger than the top of the tin and approximately 5mm thick.

    Line the tin with the pastry, taking care not to have any holes or the mixture could leak. Cover and rest for a further 30 minutes in the fridge.

    Preheat the oven to 190°C.

    Line the pastry case with greaseproof paper, add baking beans and bake blind for 15 minutes, before removing the greaseproof paper and baking beans.

    Reduce the oven temperature to 160°C.

    Beat together the milk, cream, eggs, herbs and seasoning.

    Scatter 1/2 of the grated cheese in the blind-baked base, top with the chopped spinach and beans and herbs, then pour over the liquid mixture.

    If required gently give the mixture a delicate stir to ensure the filling is evenly dispersed but be careful not to damage the pastry case.

    Sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Place into the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until set and lightly golden.

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