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flour cake flour kosher salt butter water Brussels sprouts extra-virgin olive oil milk heavy cream egg yolks eggs salt freshly ground white pepper nutmeg scallions Gruyere cheese
Viewed: 25 - Published at: 7 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 sticks chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 6 tablespoon ice water
- 3/4 pound brussels sprouts, quartered
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 4 large egg yolks
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/3 cup thinly sliced scallions
- 4 ounces shredded Gruyere cheese (1 1/3 cups)
Method
- Make the Pastry In a food processor, pulse both flours with the salt.
- Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Drizzle the ice water on top and pulse until the dough just comes together.
- Turn the dough out onto a work surface, gather up any crumbs and pat the dough into a disk.
- Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until well chilled, about 1 hour.
- Make the Pastry On a lightly floured work surface, roll out the dough to a 14-inch round, 1/4 inch thick.
- Ease the dough into a 9-inch round, 2-inch-deep cake pan; do not trim the overhanging dough.
- Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Make the Pastry Preheat the oven to 350.
- Line the pastry with parchment paper and fill with pie weights.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until barely set.
- Remove the parchment and pie weights.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned.
- Let cool on a rack.
- Increase the oven temperature to 425.
- Make the Filling On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the brussels sprouts with the olive oil.
- Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes, tossing once, until browned and tender.
- Let cool, then coarsely chop.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 325.
- Make the Filling In a bowl, whisk the milk with the cream, egg yolks, eggs, salt, white pepper and nutmeg.
- Stir in the brussels sprouts and scallions.
- Sprinkle the Gruyere in the crust and pour the filling on top.
- Set the cake pan on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake the quiche for about 11/2 hours, until set.
- Transfer to a rack and let cool for 30 minutes.
- Using a paring knife, trim the excess crust and discard.
- Cut the quiche into wedges and serve.