Pie Day Count Down!!!

Do you celebrate it?  Pie Day?  3.14  Do you eat pie on March 14th at 1:59?  Yeah, I am a geek.  I love my pie and any excuse to make another is reason for celebration at my house!  And if I can throw in a touch of French cuisine into Pie Day, my world is complete.  Know what I'm talking about???

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QUICHE!!!  The ultimate Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner appropriate pie.  I will admit for years I struggled to make my quiche turn out right.  It was always too watery so I would bake it longer and it would end up chewy.  So not good eats!  I struggled until I found Julia.  Julia Child that is.  Today I will share her secrets and we can rejoice in quiche delishe (a play on words.  Did it make any sense?)  Julia's tips are found in From Julia Child's Kitchen.

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Alright then.  Julia's secret:  no set measurement on the fluid to add to the eggs.  No two eggs are exactly the same size.  When we insist on adding exactly 1/2 cup fluid to an 3 eggs, the total volume will vary based on the size of the eggs used.  Which means discrepencies in how the quiche bakes.  To get around that problem, Julia suggest using 3 beaten eggs plus enough cream (or milk) to make 1 1/4 cups total.  Sounds simple enough right.  When I used her formula, my quiches immedietly turned out perfectly!!!  JULIA ROCKS!



I am going to share the "basic" quiche recipe.  I love a "Quiche Bleu"  filled with crispy bacon (1/2 cup), red onions (1/4 cup), blue cheese (1/4 cup), and a sprinkle of fresh tomatoes on the top.

Happy Baking!


Basic Quiche From Julia Child
3 large eggs, beaten in a measuring cup
1/4 tsp salt
pinch of nutmeg and pepper
about 1/2 cup cream-- enough to fill the measuring cup with eggs to 1 1/4 cup
1 cup Filling ingredients... bacon, ham, onions, cheese, veggies
1 8 or 9-inch prepared pie crust

Pre-heat the oven to 375.
Whip the eggs together.  Add salt, nutmeg, pepper and cream to make 1 1/4 cups fluid.  Toss desired filling in the pie crust.  Pour the liquid on top stopping 1/4 inch from the top of the pie crust.  Place quiche pan on a cookie sheet and bake for 30-35 minutes.  When the quiche has doubled in size and is nicely brown it is done.  Need to double check?  A skewer should come out clean.  If if has bits of custard on it bake another 3-4 minutes.