Cheesy Mushroom Quiche: Perfect for Any Occasion

Insanely delicious and tender pie. For any occasion! Quiche with mushrooms and cheese looks impressive and will decorate any lunch or dinner. This pie will come in handy for the holidays. It is very filling — you can eat even a small piece. Making a pie is not as difficult as it seems, and the result is amazing!
cook time: 2h
Liam Carson
Cheesy Mushroom Quiche: Perfect for Any Occasion

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

229
Calories
17g
Fat
11g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

The basis:

Flour 220 g
Butter 100 g
Water 50 ml
Egg yolks 1 pc
Salt 2 g

Filling:

Champignon 400 g
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Fill:

Sour cream 400 g
Hard cheese 120 g
Eggs 3 pc
Nutmeg 0.5 tsp
Thyme, thyme 0.5 tsp
Ground black pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make a quiche pie with mushrooms and cheese on shortcrust pastry in the oven? To begin, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Take the highest grade flour.

Step 2

Step 2
In a blender bowl, combine flour, salt and cold butter cut into cubes. Beat everything into fine crumbs. If you donʼt have a blender, you can grind the flour mixture into crumbs by hand.

Step 3

Step 3
Mix the yolk with cold water.

Step 4

Step 4
Pour the resulting mixture into the sand crumbs.

Step 5

Step 5
Quickly knead into a soft, elastic shortbread dough. As soon as the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl and stops sticking to your hands, it is ready.

Step 6

Step 6
Gather the finished dough into a ball, put it in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Turn the oven on 180 degrees.

Step 7

Step 7
Roll out the chilled dough.

Step 8

Step 8
Spread the dough over the bottom and sides of a parchment-lined pan (Ø 20-22 cm). Prick the bottom with a fork. You will find information about baking pans at the end of the recipe under the steps.

Step 9

Step 9
Place parchment on the base and add weight. It can be any cereal or bean. Place the base in an oven preheated to 180°C for 15 minutes. Then remove the pan from the oven, remove the weight and let the dough cool completely.

Step 10

Step 10
Now prepare the filling. Buy fresh champignons of medium size, snow-white color without spots, damage, or rotten smell. They should not feel slippery to the touch. Thoroughly rinse the mushrooms from soil under running warm or cold water. Cut out damaged areas, if any. Miniature mushrooms up to 2 cm in size do not need to be cleaned; just rinse them well. It is recommended to clean larger champignons from films.

Step 11

Step 11
Cut the mushrooms into slices.

Step 12

Step 12
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the mushrooms until golden brown. Finally, salt and pepper the mushrooms. For information on how to choose the perfect frying pan, read the article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 13

Step 13
Make a fill. Sour cream is suitable with a fat content of 20%. Large, selected eggs are needed. If the eggs are small, take 4 pieces.

Step 14

Step 14
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Any cheese is suitable for this dish — hard, semi-hard. The main thing is that it is tasty, of high quality, without milk fat substitutes and melts well. I have Russian. For information on different types of cheeses, see the article at the end of this recipe under the steps.

Step 15

Step 15
In a bowl, combine sour cream, eggs, grated cheese, thyme, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Stir until smooth.

Step 16

Step 16
Place most of the fried mushrooms into the cooled base and smooth out.

Step 17

Step 17
Spread the sour cream and cheese mixture on top.

Step 18

Step 18
Place the remaining mushrooms on top. Bake the pie in an oven preheated to 180℃ for 40-50 minutes until golden brown. The exact time depends on the oven. You can learn about the operating features of ovens from a separate article, link at the end of the recipe

Step 19

Step 19
Transfer the shortbread quiche with mushrooms and cheese to a plate and serve. Bon appetit!

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