Quiche Lorraine, the French classic. What’s not to love about a yummy quiche filled with bacon, cheese and onion? I think that a quiche is one of the easiest things to make for brunch, because you can prepare most of it a day ahead then just assemble and bake in the morning.
Is quiche gluten free?
The filling of a quiche, usually consisting of eggs, cream, meat and/or vegetables is usually gluten free. Only the pie crust contains gluten. Fortunately, this Gluten Free Cream Cheese Pie Crust [1] is easy to make, and it is perfect to use with both sweet and savory pie recipes. And of course, I just happened to have one in my freezer, waiting for a special occasion!
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Ingredients:
- 1 Gluten Free Pie Crust [1]
- 12 slices of bacon
- 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese [2]
- 1/3 cup sweet onion, fine dice
- 2 cups light cream
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper [3]
Preparation:
If your pie crust is frozen, take it out one day ahead to defrost in the refrigerator. Then let it sit on the counter for about 15 minutes before rolling it [4] out between two sheets of parchment [5].
If it breaks, you can put it back into the refrigerator for 15 minutes then try rolling it out again. With a gluten free crust, you do not need to worry about overworking the dough, so you can roll it out as many times as you need to.
Gently place the rolled-out dough into a glass pie dish [6], trim the edges and crimp. Use the scraps to patch any holes or cracks (you can see I had quite a few!). Yes, pie crust does not always cooperate, but I got it to work. Remember, even if it’s not the prettiest it will taste great!
Place the pie dish in the refrigerator while you prepare the rest of the ingredients.
Hint: you can prepare the pie crust to this point and refrigerate it overnight for baking in the morning. Just cover it with plastic wrap so it doesn’t dry out.
You can also prep the bacon, cheese and onion the night before. Cook the bacon (in batches if needed) and drain on paper towels. Chop it into 1/2″ pieces. Grate the cheese and mince the onion.
In the morning, when you are ready to assemble the quiche, preheat the oven to 425º. Take the pie crust out of the refrigerator while the oven preheats, so you are not placing a cold plate directly into the hot oven. Spread the bacon, onion and cheese into the pie shell.
In a bowl, beat the eggs together with the light cream, salt, sugar and cayenne pepper. Don’t skip the cayenne, it’s just enough to brighten the flavor without adding heat. Pour the egg mixture evenly into the pie shell.
Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Then, lower the heat to 300º and continue baking for 30 minutes longer.
The edges should be nicely browned, and the center golden. To test, you can insert a knife or a toothpick into the quiche, it should come out clean.
The quiche can be served warm or at room temperature. Leftovers can be refrigerated for several days (do not freeze) and reheated in the oven or microwave. And if you’re ogling that bacon wrapped sausage, get the recipe here [7]!
Notes ♪♫ I always have gluten free pie crust in the freezer for when I want to make sweet or savory pies and quiche. It’s a real time saver, especially when we can’t always grab a ready-made gluten free pie crust at the grocery store. Get the recipe for easy, Gluten Free Cream Cheese pie crust here [1].