ITALIAN EASTER ‘QUICHE’ by Foodie’s Markets Chef, Laura Brennan

ITALIAN EASTER ‘QUICHE’ by Foodie’s Markets Chef, Laura Brennan

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My first-generation Italian mother and aunts negotiated yearly about who was going to make the “Pizza Gana”. This was a rustic ‘pie’ enclosed in pastry, 4-5 inches deep, with a three-pound...

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Cooking tools:

  • Oven
  • Pie dish
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Fork
  • Fine-mesh sieve
  • Kitchen towel
  • Cutting board
  • Chef's knife
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Grater
  • Rolling pin
  • Parchment paper
  • Aluminum foil
  • Pie weights
  • Refrigerator
  • Spoon
  • Kitchen shears
  • Muffin tin

Ingredients

  • <b>Tart dough ingredients (for a 10/11-inch quiche dish or a 9-inch pie plate)</b>
  • 1 u00bd cups all-purpose flour (plus extra flour for rolling out dough)
  • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, well-chilled
  • 4 u00bd tablespoons water, ice-cold
  • u00bc teaspoon kosher salt
  • u00bd teaspoon granulated sugar (optional)
  • <b>Quiche filling ingredients</b>
  • 6 large whole eggs
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese, full fat
  • 1 cup cream: heavy, half-and-half or light cream
  • 4 ounces frozen or cooked fresh spinach, squeezed dry of excess liquid and chopped
  • 3-ounces sharp provolone cheese, u00bc-inch cubes
  • 3-ounces salami or Sopressata, cut into u00bc-inch cubes
  • 1-ounce grated Romano cheese
  • 1-ounce grated asiago cheese
  • 2-ounce grated parmigiana cheese
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • Tiny pinch of ground nutmeg
  • Pinch of kosher salt (salami and cheeses can be salty, wonu2019t require much additional salt)
  • u00bd cup green peas, defrosted
  • 2-tablespoons fresh chives, snipped

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