Blogging is a lab space where we continuesly research for new recipes all the time. I have come across this recipe for sometime and have kept reading and googling to get the right one as mushrooms have been my pick every time i see them in the malls . But sadly i am the only one who loves this especially when we had pizzas, my plate will be the dump hole for mushrooms and i would gladly always have a plateful of these .
Mushroom quiche is either easy or it could invovle a few process. Usually it invovles a crust base and then filled with the egg mixture loaded with mushrooms.spinach or meat.
I enjoyed it for breakfast and can't wait for the mushrooms to hit the market again.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 8 oz mushrooms, chopped
- 1 small onion , chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 bunch spinach (optional )
- 4 large eggs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1/4 cup parmesean cheese
- 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
Method
- Preheat oven to 190 c.
- Clean mushrooms and dry them, and then slicing thinly.
- Add oil in a large frying pan .
- Add the onions and garlic. Saute for 2 minutes .
- Add mushrooms.
- saute until tender.
- Spray 9 inch baking dish with cooking spray to prevent sticking. Layer the cheese, mushrooms to the bottom of the quiche dish.
- In a liquid measuring cup beat the eggs ,
- 1/2 cup cream and then add milk until the total volume comes up to 2 cups .
- Beat to light and frothy.
- Add the salt and pepper .
- Whisk until frothy again.
- Now pour the egg mixture into the dish over the layered cheese and mushrooms.
- Bake for about 40-45 minutes till it turns firm to touch ..
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Serve quiche at room temperature.
- Enjoy!
Notes
An adaptation from Julia Child.
An adaptation from Julia Child.
- Make sure to dry the ingredients.
- Wet ingredients will make for a soggy quiche especially the mushrroms So pat out moisture with paper towels or whatever you have to do to ensure that your ingredients are just dry before adding into the quiche dish.
- Make sure to beat the eggs cream and milk to frothy before adding to the quiche as it will make your dish filling.
Haha, at my home too my kids hate mush rooms so I normally make a mushroom omelet just for me in the mornings on in a savory porridge love this quiche
ReplyDeleteMe too love Mushrooms,the recipe looks yummy and interesting :)
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