17/05/2015

Easy Cheesy Little Quiches

Easy Cheesy Little Quiches
Make these pastries with a choice of fillings, so easy!

Makes:

36

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 250g diced mushrooms
  • 3 spring onions, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 frozen puff or shortcrust pastry sheets, thawed
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup cream
  • 250g cheddar, grated

Method

Fry mushrooms and onion inolive oil until soft. Cool slightly. Cut each pastry sheet into 9 squares and press into 36 patty pans taking care not to stretch the pastry. Lightly beat eggs and cream together in a jug. Divide chosen filling between pastry and top with gratedcheddar. Carefully pour egg mixture over quiches and bake at 200°C for 20-25 minutes until puffed and golden. To crisp up the bases, lower to the base of the oven for the last 5 minutes.

Tips

Fillings Each of these fillings is enough for one batch of quiches: Sweetcorn and Bacon Fry 200g diced bacon until golden and combine with 200g can corn kernals, drained and season. Spinach and Capsicum Fry 1 diced red capsicum and 120g baby spinach leaves in 1 tablespoon olive oil until softened and season.

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