Crab And Spinach Quiche
From tippystclair 17 years agoIngredients
- Pastry crust, ready-made or make your own (see below) shopping list
- 2 cups shredded swiss cheese shopping list
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese shopping list
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 tsp paprika or cayenne shopping list
- 1/4 tsp salt shopping list
- 1 41/2 oz can white crab shopping list
- 1 can spinach , drained and chopped OR1 small package frozen spinach, defrosted, drained and chopped OR 6oz fresh spinach, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 cup milk shopping list
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten shopping list
- For pastry dough: shopping list
- 1 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/3 cup shortening shopping list
- 2-3 Tbsp cold water shopping list
- 1 tsp vinegar shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 425F
- To make pastry:
- Combine flour and salt in a mixing bowl
- Cut in shortening with 2 knives or a pastry cutter until mixture is the consistency of cornmeal
- Add vinegar and then add water, 1 Tbsp at a time until mixture is moist.
- Turn out onto floured board and roll out to the size of quiche pan plus 1 inch extra for fluting
- Drape pastry over quiche pan and gently press into place
- Flute the edges using your forefingers and thumbs, moving around the edge until completed
- Do not bake
- Filling:
- In a small bowl toss the Swiss sheese, Parmesan cheese, flour , salt and paprika until well blended
- In a large bowl mix together the eggs and milk with a whisk
- Add the crab and spinach and mix well
- Fold the cheese mixture into the egg, crab and spinach mixture and mix well
- Pour the completed mixture into the unbaked pastry shell
- Bake at 425F for 15 minutes (do not open oven door during this time), then reduce heat to 350F and bake for 45 minutes or until top of quiche is firm and starting to brown
- Serve with a nice green salad
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