Need an easy finger food dish which can be varied to include dozens of different flavors, and which cooks fast, travels and freezes well? I’ve got you covered with steam oven mini quiche.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Total Time42 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Morning Tea
Cuisine: French, Western
Keyword: mini quiche, quiche, steam oven quiche
Servings: 24
Calories: 92kcal
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Ingredients
2sheetsfrozen shortcrust pastrythawed (each sheet 8”/25cm square); if you’re in the USA, this should be labelled as pie crust pastry in your freezer section
Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C, combination steam setting. If your oven has variable steam settings, choose 50%. If not, don’t worry! Just set to combi steam at the correct temperature and the oven will figure out the humidity for you. Grease two 12-hole patty pan tins or two 12-hole muffin pans and set aside.
Use a round cutter to cut 24 circles of pastry. I use a 2¾”/7cm one for my patty pans. If you’re using a muffin pan, just check that the circles will cover the base and come a little way up the sides (1/2” is plenty of height) – if not, use a slightly larger cutter.
Press the pastry circles into the prepared pans, making sure the pastry is properly pressed in with no air between the pan and pastry. This will ensure nice golden bases for your quiches. Set pastry-lined pans aside in the fridge while you assemble the filling/s.
Mix up the eggs, cream, salt and pepper in a small jug, whisking to combine well. Set aside.
Bacon and onion filling
Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook for a couple of minutes until it’s just beginning to turn brown at the edges, then add the onion and cook, stirring for a few minutes until the onion is soft. Remove from heat and put into a bowl.
Divide the cheese between the pastry crusts, then divide the bacon mixture over the top of that. Pour enough egg mixture into each crust to fill.
Mushroom filling
Melt the butter in a pan over high heat, then add the garlic and cook for a few seconds, stirring. Add the finely chopped mushrooms and cook until the mushroom softens and turns golden at the edges, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and put into a bowl.
Divide the cheese between the pastry crusts, then divide the cooked mushroom mixture over the top of that. Pour enough egg mixture into each crust to fill, then put a slice of mushroom on top of each.
To cook
Put the filled quiches into the oven and cook until they’re light golden and puffed, about 12 minutes. Leave in the pans for a couple of minutes, then turn out serve warm.
If you’d like to prepare these ahead, they’ll keep very well in the fridge for 2-3 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat from cold (5-6 minutes) or directly from frozen (around 10 minutes) using the same settings you cooked them on.
Notes
Each of the fillings listed makes enough to fill 24 quiches. Choose ONE OF the bacon or mushroom filling. If you want to make two different types, make half of each filling quantity for 12 of each. Or double the pastry and egg mix quantities to make 24 each of flavor.
I like the nuttiness of gruyere cheese in my bacon or mushroom quiches, but feel free to use another firm melting cheese if you prefer.