Quiche
Following instructions are by Misty Babcock.
Preparing the base
Once your pastry has thawed, preheat your oven to 180C with a baking sheet
on the centre shelf. Line your tin with the pastry, pressing firmly and
ensuring there are no cracks or holes, and trim the top to the height of the
top of the tin if there is excess. Prick lightly with a fork all over. Bake
in the oven for 15 minutes on the baking tray on the centre shelf, remove
from the oven, and paint the inside with some of the beaten egg you will use
for the filling. Return it to the oven for 5 minutes to set the egg. Remove.
Preparing the fillings
Fry the chopped onion (a bit later add the sliced mushrooms) until it
softens and the liquid evaporates. Separately, grate some cheese.
Separately, lightly boil or steam the broccoli florets until cooked.
Separately, beat 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk together
(Delia
knows how to separate an egg).
Once you've painted the inside of your pastry case with a bit of them, add
them to 10 fl. oz. milk in your measuring jug, along with salt and pepper
and a sprinkle of nutmeg if you have it, and whisk thoroughly together (you
can use a fork).
Assembly
In your pre-baked pastry case, sprinkle half the cheese. Arrange the onions,
mushrooms, and then broccoli over the cheese, and sprinkle with the
remaining cheese. Open the oven door and pull out the centre shelf with the
baking tray on it. Place the quiche on the baking tray, then carefully pour
the milk/egg mixture over it (do this slowly and STOP if it starts leaking
onto the baking tray - this is rare but disastrous), leaving a gap of a few
millimeters between the top of the milk and the top edge of the pastry.
Carefully push the oven shelf back into the oven, being careful not to
slosh, and close the door.
Baking the darned thing
Bake in the oven for 35-40 minutes (possibly longer if you are using a
deeper pan; watch that the pastry doesn't get too brown and cover it loosely
with a strip of foil if it gets dark) until the centre is set and the
filling is golden and puffy.