Banana
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I'm a wee bit embarassed to be posting this, but need some help! In my sixth year of innkeeping, and I've never made a quiche. WHAT?!? Yes, sad, but true. I make the egg "puffs" that don't have a crust, or stratas, or other bread type breakfasts. I am scared of pie crusts - I think I'm scared that the egg mixture is going to soak through the crust and it will fall apart and won't be pretty, or that the edges are going to burn...who knows why I'm so worried about it?
I've got a million recipes for quiche, and have decided on a Portabello Mushroom quiche. I've got the crust defrosting in the fridge, the mushrooms cooked. Here are my questions:
1) Do I need to precook the crust?
2) Do I need to pierce the crust? Or put a thin layer of bread crumbs over the crust? (different recipes call for different things!)
3) Should the eggs just be lightly whipped, or beat to death?
4) Can I use half and half or milk instead of heavy cream? I have no heavy cream and don't want to go to the store tonight.
5) Is a 9" quiche really enough for 8 pieces?
5) Can these be made the night before? 80% of what I make for breakfast is made the night before, so I'm nervous about time factor.
Thanks for any help you can give. I really should have made this earlier in the week when I didn't have a full house, to see how it turned out!
I've got a million recipes for quiche, and have decided on a Portabello Mushroom quiche. I've got the crust defrosting in the fridge, the mushrooms cooked. Here are my questions:
1) Do I need to precook the crust?
2) Do I need to pierce the crust? Or put a thin layer of bread crumbs over the crust? (different recipes call for different things!)
3) Should the eggs just be lightly whipped, or beat to death?
4) Can I use half and half or milk instead of heavy cream? I have no heavy cream and don't want to go to the store tonight.
5) Is a 9" quiche really enough for 8 pieces?
5) Can these be made the night before? 80% of what I make for breakfast is made the night before, so I'm nervous about time factor.
Thanks for any help you can give. I really should have made this earlier in the week when I didn't have a full house, to see how it turned out!