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