Tiger's Quiche

Name: Tiger's Quiche
Ingredients: 1 pound 1-ounce (500 grams) plain flour; 3 1/2 ounces (100 grams) lard; 5 1/2 ounces (150 grams) butter; Pinch salt; 2 large organic eggs; 5 large organic eggs; 1 pint (568 milliliters) double cream (heavy cream); Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 1 handful Cheddar and Gruyere cheese, finely grated; 1 bunch chives, finely chopped; 1 (4-ounce) log goat's cheese, crumbled; 10 thin slices pancetta; 1 small handful thyme tips, mixed into olive oil

14 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 pound 1-ounce (500 grams) plain flour
3 1/2 ounces (100 grams) lard
5 1/2 ounces (150 grams) butter
Pinch salt
2 large organic eggs
5 large organic eggs
1 pint (568 milliliters) double cream (heavy cream)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Pinch freshly grated nutmeg
1 handful Cheddar and Gruyere cheese, finely grated
1 bunch chives, finely chopped
1 (4-ounce) log goat's cheese, crumbled
10 thin slices pancetta
1 small handful thyme tips, mixed into olive oil

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C/gas 5).
2

Rub together the flour and the fat.
3

Add the eggs and bring together carefully without over working it.
4

Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
5

Once your pastry has chilled roll it out to fit an 11-inch (28 centimeter) tin with a removable bottom.
6

Freeze the pastry mold then cover with greased paper, fill the tin with baking beans and bake it blind for 10 minutes.
7

Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C/gas 4).
8

Mix all the filling ingredients together then pour the filling into the pastry case.
9

Sprinkle over the goat's cheese, lay over the pancetta slices and then finish off with a drizzle of your thyme oil.
10

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.