Impossible Quiche

If you don't like pastry on your quiches then this recipe is for you.

Serves 4

Times

Preparation:

25 minutes

Cooking:

40 minutes

Ingredients

• 1½ cups milk (or ¾ cup milk and ¾ cup cream)
• ½ cup self-raising flour
• 3 eggs
• ¼ cup melted butter
• Salt and pepper
• 1 cup grated cheese
• ½ cup cooked bacon
• Shallots or parsley, finely cut

Method

1. Place milk, flour, eggs and melted butter in a bowl and whisk.
2. Season to taste with salt or pepper or both.
3. Add cheese, bacon and shallots.
4. Mix the contents and then pour them into a quiche dish.
5. Cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes at 180°C.

Serve with a salad.

Tips

• Consider other fillings such as onions, tomatoes, ham or canned fish as substitutes for—or as additions to—the cheese, bacon and shallots.
• If you have too much filling, the quiche takes longer to cook.
  Sister's tip: Peel and grate a potato into the mixture to bind the quiche.
• To stop the quiche collapsing in the middle, let it stand in the warm oven with the door open until you are ready to serve it.
• Pour into muffin tins to make snack-size quiches.
  If you like some pastry, line the muffin tins with filo pastry before pouring in the quiche mixture.

For a vegetarian version:

• This recipe is great for using up leftover vegetables. Try tomatoes, broccoli, mushrooms, onions and potatoes and remove the bacon.
• If you prefer, you can substitute soy milk and soy cheese for regular milk and regular cheese.