Pumpkin and bacon quiche
Made with homemade shortcrust pastry, this pumpkin and bacon quiche will impress. Try it for a picnic lunch or al fresco dinner.
Serves
10
Prep
40m
Note: + cooling & 45 mins resting time
Cooking
1h 10m
Ingredients
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 leek, pale section only, thinly sliced
- 6 bacon rashers, excess fat trimmed, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 150g Kent pumpkin, thinly sliced
- 6 Coles Australian Free Range Eggs, lightly whisked
- 1 cup (250ml) thickened cream
- 1/2 cup 125ml) milk
- 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
- 2 tbs chopped sage
- 1/2 cup (60g) shredded tasty cheddar
- Fried sage leaves, to serve
Shortcrust pastry
- 1 1/2 cups (225g) plain flour
- 125g butter, chopped
- 2 Coles Australian Free Range Egg yolks
- 3 tsp chilled water
Method
STEP 1
To make the shortcrust pastry, place the flour and butter in a food processor. Process until fine crumbs form. Add the egg yolks and water. Process until dough just comes together. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and gently knead until smooth. Shape into a disc and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for 30 mins to rest.
STEP 2
Preheat oven to 200°C. Roll out pastry between 2 sheets of baking paper to a 3mm-thick disc. Line the 29cm KitchenAid pie dish with pastry, trimming excess. Use excess pastry to fill in any cracks. Place in the fridge for 15 mins to rest.
STEP 3
Line pastry with baking paper and fill with pastry weights or rice. Bake for 10 mins. Remove paper and weights or rice. Bake for 8-10 mins or until pastry is light golden. Reduce oven to 180°C.
STEP 4
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a medium frying pan over low heat. Add the leek, bacon and garlic and cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until light golden. Set aside to cool slightly.
STEP 5
Place the pumpkin in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cover and cook in the microwave on high for 2 mins or until just tender. Cool slightly.
STEP 6
Whisk the egg, cream, milk, spring onion and chopped sage in a jug. Season. Arrange the leek mixture and cheese over the pastry case. Pour over the egg mixture. Top with pumpkin. Bake for 45-50 mins or until quiche is just set.
STEP 7
Sprinkle quiche with fried sage leaves to serve.
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