Quiche with smoked chicken
Description
Homemade pastries for tea. Quiche with smoked chicken is an excellent bake for a day off. Such a pie will decorate even a festive table. It turns out appetizing and very delicious. Follow the step-by-step recipe and cook with pleasure.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Pour flour into a mixing bowl, add chilled butter cut into pieces, a pinch of salt, and baking powder.
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Step 3
Rub the flour with the butter into fine crumbs.
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Step 4
Make a mixture of egg and cold (ice-cold) water.
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Step 5
Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture.
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Step 6
Knead the dough, shape it into a ball, and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
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Step 7
While the dough is "resting" in the refrigerator, prepare the filling by slicing the leek.
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Step 8
Finely chop the smoked chicken.
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Step 9
Lightly stew the leek in vegetable oil first, then add the smoked chicken to the leek and stew a little more so the flavors combine.
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Step 10
Grate the cheese.
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Step 11
Mix natural yogurt (or sour cream), 3 eggs, nutmeg, and add half of the grated cheese.
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Step 12
Take the dough out of the refrigerator, place it in a baking dish, and form sides about 2 cm high. Prick the bottom with a fork, then bake at 180 degrees for 15 minutes. I used a springform ring set to a diameter of 23 cm.
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Step 13
Place the leek and chicken filling, mixed with the prepared custard, into the pre-baked dish.
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Step 14
Sprinkle the top with the remaining second half of the grated cheese. Bake for another 45 minutes at a temperature of 180 degrees.
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Step 15
Remove the quiche from the pan when chilled, once it has set.
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Step 16
The quiche with smoked chicken turned out delicious and hearty. I highly recommend making it, because it’s so simple!