Mini Quiches

This is a perfect "how-to" for mini quiches. Ideal for serving many people in easy bite-size meal setting, where plates are optional. These great recipes are made for 24 mini muffin pan.

These are faster to make, as they bake and cook faster than a traditional quiche. This will allow you to manufacture them quickly, in cases where you have a larger party.

Tools:

Cap from a spray can of oil
Rolling Pin
24 count mini muffin pan

Crust Ingredients:

• 2-1/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup shortening or butter
• ¼ to ½ cup of ice cold water

Note: The entire recipe will make 48 quiches. Half the recipe to just make the 24 quiches.

Mix flour, salt and sugar in large bowl. Cut in shortening/butter using a pastry blender, food processor or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Add water, slowly one tbsp. at a time, mixing lightly with fork until flour mixture is evenly moistened and sticks together when pinched.

When you roll out the crust- roll into a rectangle instead of a circle. Take the spray can cap – and cut one circle at a time and place it into a mini-muffin holder on the tray. Lightly press to fill the mini-muffin container and continue until you line all 24 with pie crust.

Egg Base:

To fill 24 mini-muffin containers:
2 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
salt
pepper


To fill 48 mini-muffin containers:

2 eggs
1/2 cup of milk
salt
pepper




For one type of quiche:

Make a simple egg base and add the ingredients of your favorite quiche (recipe options listed below) and fill the muffin cup ¾ of the way full.




For several quick types:

Separate the egg mixture in to the number of bowls for the number types of quiche you would like to have.




Baking:

Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.




Recipes:

Tomato Asparagus

4 large eggs, beaten
3 tablespoons flour
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
2 cups grated Swiss cheese
10 fresh asparagus spears, washed and trimmed
1 medium tomato, diced

Make 48 mini quiches

Broccoli, Crab and Cheddar Quiche

1 cup chopped fresh broccoli
1 (4 1/4 to 6 ounce) can crabmeat, drained, rinsed and patted dry
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
3 eggs
1 cup heavy (whipping) cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Make 48 mini quiches

Quiche Lorraine

6 slices bacon
Egg Pastry for Quiche
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups half-and-half
1/2 cup whipping cream
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Make 48 mini quiches

Tortilla Quiche

1 (12-inch) flour tortilla
1 1/2 cups grated Monterey jack cheese
1 cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cumin

Make 48 mini quiches

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Instead of Mini Quiches, try more dinner pies

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