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    Pimiento and olive quiche

    Pimiento and olive quiche

    Serves 6 to 8 • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust Pastry • 1 large onion, peeled, halved, and sliced • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced • 2 Tbs. olive oil • ½ lb. Swiss cheese, coarsely grated • 2 eggs • 1 cup cream • salt and pepper to taste • ½ cup sliced (roasted...
    Leek and tomato quiche

    Leek and tomato quiche

    Serves 6 • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust Pastry • 2 cups sliced leeks (3 or 4 large) • 2 Tbs. butter • salt and pepper to taste • ½ lb. Swiss cheese • 1 oz. Romano or Parmesan cheese • 1 Tbs. flour • 4 eggs • 1¾ cups cream or rich milk • 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced 1....
    Roquefort quiche

    Roquefort quiche

    Serves 6 to 8 • 1 recipe Basic Short-Crust Pastry • ¼ lb. Roquefort cheese, crumbled • ½ lb. dry farmer or dry pot cheese, crumbled • ⅔ cup milk • 4 large eggs • salt to taste 1. Prepare the short crust, line an 11-inch quiche pan with it, and prebake according to...
    Basic short-crust pastry

    Basic short-crust pastry

    Makes enough dough for 1 large (11- or 12-inch) quiche shell. • 1½ cups flour • ½ to ¾ tsp. salt • ½ cup butter, well chilled • scant ⅓ cup ice water 1. Sift together the flour and the salt. Slice the cold butter rapidly and drop the slices into the flour. With a...
    Cocktail profiteroles

    Cocktail profiteroles

    If there is a good bakery nearby which can supply you with cocktail-sized puffs, by all means buy them and save yourself the trouble. Your time will be better spent making the delicious filling. However, if you insist, here is a reasonably easy way to make puff paste...