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Quiche base

Ingredient

  • 1 egg
  • 2 + 1/2 tbsp iced water
  • 1 + 1/2 cups of plain flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 100g cubed butter

Method

  1. Heat oven to 220c.
  2. Whisk egg and water together in a separate bowl.
  3. Rub butter, flour and salt together until the texture of bread crumbs.
  4. Mix all ingredients together till just formed.
  5. Layout sheet of baking paper, roll pastry out until less than half cm.
  6. Butter up the quiche pan and push pastry into the pan.
  7. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
  8. Fork the base of the pastry and weigh down with beads on baking paper.
  9. Place in the oven to blind bake for 10minutes with the beads, then 10 minutes without the beads.
  10. Fill with quiche filling and bake for a further 20 minutes.